A Novel Demultiplexing Design for Coarse WDM: Exploiting Material Dispersion
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Haythem Bany Salameh
Haythem Bany Salameh received the PhD degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA, in 2009. He is currently an associate professor of telecommunication engineering in Yarmouk University (YU), Irbid, Jordan. From 2011 to 2014, he was the director of the Academic Entrepreneurship Center of Excellence, YU. In August 2009, he joined YU. His current research interests include wireless communication systems and wireless networking, with emphasis on dynamic spectrum access, radio resource management, energy-efficient networking and distributed protocol design. His research covers a variety of wireless systems, including cognitive radio networks, sensor networks, ad hoc networks and cellular networks. Dr Bany Salameh has served and continued to serve on the Technical Program Committee of many international conferences and serves as a reviewer for many international conferences and journals. He previously served as a publication chair for the Second and Third IEEE International Workshops on Software-Defined Systems (2015 and 2016) and as a track chair for the Third International Conference on Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (2013). In summer 2008, he was a member of the R&D Long-Term Evolution Development Group, QUALCOMM, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA. He is an IEEE senior member since February 2016.
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Mohammad Al-Rabaie
Mohammad Al-Rabaie received the MS degree in wireless communication engineering from Yarmouk University, Jordan, in 2011. His current research interests include optical communications, data distribution, and cloud computing. He is currently with Computer Science and Information Technology College in Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia, where he works as a data center supervisor.
Abdallah Khreishah received PhD and MS degrees in electrical and computer engineering from Purdue University in 2010 and 2006, respectively. Prior to that, he received his BS degree with honors from Jordan University of Science and Technology in 2004. In Fall 2012, he joined the ECE Department of New Jersey Institute of Technology as an assistant professor. His research spans the areas of network coding, wireless networks, congestion control, cloud computing and network security.
Raed T. Al-Zubi received BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from Jordan University, Jordan, 2002 and 2005, respectively. He received the PhD degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Arizona, Arizona, USA, in 2010. He is currently an associate professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering at Jordan University. His current research interests include system architecture and communication protocol designs for wireless networks with emphasis on cross-layer designs for ultra-wideband (UWB) networks. Other interests include biometrics, pattern recognition, optical communications and image processing.
Abstract
In this paper, a compact low-cost simple-to-fabricate demultiplexer is proposed for coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM). The device consists of two layers of the same semiconductor material: the first layer is homogeneous medium with a given refractive index
About the authors
Haythem Bany Salameh received the PhD degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA, in 2009. He is currently an associate professor of telecommunication engineering in Yarmouk University (YU), Irbid, Jordan. From 2011 to 2014, he was the director of the Academic Entrepreneurship Center of Excellence, YU. In August 2009, he joined YU. His current research interests include wireless communication systems and wireless networking, with emphasis on dynamic spectrum access, radio resource management, energy-efficient networking and distributed protocol design. His research covers a variety of wireless systems, including cognitive radio networks, sensor networks, ad hoc networks and cellular networks. Dr Bany Salameh has served and continued to serve on the Technical Program Committee of many international conferences and serves as a reviewer for many international conferences and journals. He previously served as a publication chair for the Second and Third IEEE International Workshops on Software-Defined Systems (2015 and 2016) and as a track chair for the Third International Conference on Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (2013). In summer 2008, he was a member of the R&D Long-Term Evolution Development Group, QUALCOMM, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA. He is an IEEE senior member since February 2016.
Mohammad Al-Rabaie received the MS degree in wireless communication engineering from Yarmouk University, Jordan, in 2011. His current research interests include optical communications, data distribution, and cloud computing. He is currently with Computer Science and Information Technology College in Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia, where he works as a data center supervisor.
Abdallah Khreishah received PhD and MS degrees in electrical and computer engineering from Purdue University in 2010 and 2006, respectively. Prior to that, he received his BS degree with honors from Jordan University of Science and Technology in 2004. In Fall 2012, he joined the ECE Department of New Jersey Institute of Technology as an assistant professor. His research spans the areas of network coding, wireless networks, congestion control, cloud computing and network security.
Raed T. Al-Zubi received BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from Jordan University, Jordan, 2002 and 2005, respectively. He received the PhD degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Arizona, Arizona, USA, in 2010. He is currently an associate professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering at Jordan University. His current research interests include system architecture and communication protocol designs for wireless networks with emphasis on cross-layer designs for ultra-wideband (UWB) networks. Other interests include biometrics, pattern recognition, optical communications and image processing.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Amplifiers
- Gain Saturation Analysis of Raman–Fiber Optical Parametric Hybrid Amplifier
- Investigation of 16 × 10 Gbps DWDM System Based on Optimized Semiconductor Optical Amplifier
- A Coherent Optical OFDM Communication System with Nonlinear Distortion Compensation in the Channel and Receiver
- Detectors
- Evaluation of FSO Link Using Array of Photodetectors
- Devices
- Design of a Directional Coupler based on UV-Induced LiNbO3 Waveguides
- Fibers
- A Novel Demultiplexing Design for Coarse WDM: Exploiting Material Dispersion
- Integrated optics
-
Exact Dispersion Study of an Asymmetric Thin Planar Slab Dielectric Waveguide without Computing
- Networks
- Performance of Bus and Ring Network Topologies Based on SOA Bias Current
- A Energy-Saving Path-Shared Protection Based on Diversity Network Coding for Multi-rate Multicast in WDM Mesh Networks
- Receiver
- An Analytical Approach for Performance Enhancement of FSO Communication System Using Array of Receivers in Adverse Weather Conditions
- Modelling of 10 Gbps Free Space Optics Communication Link Using Array of Receivers in Moderate and Harsh Weather Conditions
- Systems
- Performance Evaluation and Nonlinear Mitigation through DQPSK Modulation in 32 × 40 Gbps Long-Haul DWDM Systems
- Numerical Analysis of the Performance of Millimeter-Wave RoF-Based Cellular Backhaul Links
- Impact of XPM Crosstalk on SCM-Based RoF Systems
- Simulative Investigation on the Effect of Different Parameters on the Performance of IsOWC System
- Application of Optical Frequency Comb in High-Capacity Long Distance Optical Communication for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
- Theory
- Investigating and Modeling the Effect of Laser Intensity and Nonlinear Regime of the Fiber on the Optical Link
- Performance of Different OCDMA Codes with FWM and XPM Nonlinear Effects
