A TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXER/DEMULTIPLEXER FOR AN EXPERIMENTAL MULTIPLE ACCESS LIGHTWAVE SYSTEM by LOUIS ANDREW NAGODE SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREES OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE and MASTER OF SCIENCE

A time division multiplexer/demultiplexer for use in an experimental multiple access lightwave network is described. The multiplexer circuit capable of handling data rates up to 100 Mb/sec was built using state of the art emitter coupled logic. This multiplexer is able to absorb a continuous digital data stream at rates between 768 Kb/sec and 100 Mb/sec while at the same time retransmitting the data in 100 Mb/sec "bursts" during assigned 960 ns time slots. This design has direct applications for use in any multiple access networks using time division multiplexing. A description of the design and related components is included.