@article{ccd6b41853f4490fbfd4fe79f5ac3213,
title = "250-Gb/s self-clocked optical TDM with a polarization-multiplexed clock",
abstract = "In this paper we report the first demonstration of all-optical time demultiplexing at 250 Gb /s with self-clocking using polarization multiplexing of the clock and data. To achieve such high speed, an ultra high-speed device known as the Teruhertz Optical Asymmetric Demultiplexer (TOAD) is used. We also demonstrate self-clocked address recognition and routing control of a photonic switch at 250 Gb /s. The bit-error rate at the switch output was measured to be less than 10 -9.",
keywords = "All-optical networks, All-optical switching, Optical time division multiplexing",
author = "I. Glesk and Prucnal, {P. R.}",
note = "Funding Information: Proper synchronization is one of the key issues for the errorfree performance of such Tb/s OTDM networks. One promising method for synchronization is to distribute the optical clock to all transmitters and receivers in the network by using either separate or the same low-dispersion optical fibers as the transmitted data. If separate optical fibers are used to transmit the clock and data, then fiber-length tolerances must be kept within hundreds of microns, which under many circumstances may be impractical. Drift may also occur in the propagation delay between the clock and the data due to temperature-induced changes in the fiber lengths. This change is approximately 40 ps/(km . {"}C) for unjacketed fiber. This drift would cause synchronization errors and, hence, result in interchannel crosstalk and Received 1 July 1994; accepted 30 July 1994. We would like to thank the reviewers for their helpful comments and suggestions and the Advanced Research Project Agency for supporting this research. Address correspondence to Dr. Ivan Glesk, Department of Electrical Engineering, Engineering Quadrangle, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-5263.",
year = "1995",
doi = "10.1080/01468039508240546",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "14",
pages = "71--82",
journal = "Fiber and Integrated Optics",
issn = "0146-8030",
publisher = "Taylor and Francis Ltd.",
number = "1",
}