[ThC1] Nonlinearity and Its Mitigation

[ThC1-5] Sub-Picosecond Optical Switch over Entire C-band by Using Nonlinear Optical Loop Mirror

〇Ryoya Hirata, Toshihiko Hirooka, Masato Yoshida, Masataka Nakazawa (Tohoku Univ., Japan)

キーワード：Multiplexing and demultiplexing techniques including OTDM, OFDM, OCDM and SDM , Optical transmitter and receiver subsystems

We describe 650 fs optical switching over the entire C-band using a low walk-off nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM). Error-free 320 Gbaud OTDM demultiplexing was successfully demonstrated from 1528 to 1565 nm.