Electronics Letters · 1994 · 24 citations · 3 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringDigital CommunicationOptoelectronicsPhotonicsIntegrated OpticsIntegrated PhotonicsOptical Communication SystemsOptical InterconnectsOptical WaveguidesPhotonic Integrated CircuitsBit Error RateCrosstalkCrosstalk MitigationMultiplexersOptical Add-drop MultiplexingOptical MultiplexersPenalty MechanismsWavelength-division Multiplexing
A novel optical add-drop multiplexer based on an arrayed-waveguide wavelength multiplexer is proposed. The foldback configuration is employed to avoid the bit error rate degradation caused by the light crosstalk common in arrayed-waveguide multiplexers. Penalty free transmission is demonstrated.
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