发明名称 |
CHANNEL SELECTION IN AN OPTICAL TDMA NETWORK |
摘要 |
A receiver at a node in an optical network receives an optical clock signal and a OTDM datastream. A detector converts the clock signal to the electrical domain. A variable delay stage applies a selected delay to the clock signal in the electrical domain. A non-linear electro-optic modulator which may be an electro-absorption modulator, receives the OTDM datastream at its optical input. An electrical control input of the modulator is connected to the output of the variable delay stage. The electro-optic modulator outputs an OTDM channel selected by setting the delay of the variable delay stage. The variable delay stage may comprise a number of logic gates, particularly AND gates, connected between a pair of microstrip delay lines. The gates are controlled to provide different paths with different corresponding delay times for the clock signal.
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申请公布号 |
CA2247189(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
1997.08.28 |
申请号 |
CA19972247189 |
申请日期 |
1997.02.14 |
申请人 |
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY |
发明人 |
MOODIE, DAVID GRAHAM;LUCEK, JULIAN KAZIMIERZ;WIDDOWSON, TERENCE;SMITH, KEVIN;PITCHER, DANNY ROBERT |
分类号 |
G02F1/015;H04J;H04J3/00;H04J3/02;H04J3/04;H04J14/08;H04L7/00;H04L7/033;(IPC1-7):H04J14/08;H04B10/148 |
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G02F1/015 |
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