Study on the Time Delay Error for 160Gbit/s Multiplexer

摘要

A 16×10Gbit/s multiplexer basing on the combination of fiber and space structure method is manufactured. The time-delay error of the multiplexer is only 0.007ps, and this accuracy meets the demand of 160Gbit/s transmission. It differs from the structure of general Mach-Zehnder interferometer. It has the structure of Michelson interferometer. The low insertion loss provides maximum transmission power. It also has such features: high time-delay accuracy, polarization insensitivity, broadband, very short coherence length, high time-delay accuracy, and excellent temperature stability.