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1997
Conference Paper
Titel
Cascadability of arrayed-waveguide grating (de)multiplexers in transparent optical networks
Abstract
In this paper cascadability performance of an arrayed waveguide grating multiplexer (AWGM) is evaluated theoretically and experimentally in a loop testbed showing the influence of passband narrowing, if the AWGM is well aligned to the optical carrier frequency. At a certain value of frequency detuning of the (de)multiplexers passband, single-sideband amplitude-shift keying (ASK) transmission is obtained with better cascadability performance.
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amplitude shift keying
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arrays
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demultiplexing equipment
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diffraction gratings
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frequency division multiplexing
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integrated optics
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optical fibre networks
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optical waveguides
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time division multiplexing
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arrayed-waveguide grating demultiplexer cascadability
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transparent optical networks
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loop testbed
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passband narrowing
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optical carrier frequency
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frequency detuning
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demultiplexer passband
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single-sideband amplitude-shift keying transmission
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ask transmission
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better cascadability performance