Title :
Experimental study of single-MZM APRZ transmitters for fibre-optic communications
Author :
Forzati, M. ; Iyer, S. ; Berntson, A. ; Mårtensson, J.
Author_Institution :
Acreo AB, Kista
Abstract :
Presented is the first experimental study of 67%-duty-cycle alternate- phase return-to-zero (APRZ) generated by a single-Mach-Zehnder (MZM) transmitter, in terms of nonlinear tolerance, comparing it with 33% RZ, 33% APRZ, and standard 67% CSRZ over a 465 km link at 40 Gbit/s.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical transmitters; alternate-phase return-to-zero; fibre-optic communications; nonlinear tolerance; single-Mach-Zehnder transmitter;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20082518
