40-krad/s Polarization Tracking in 200-Gb/s PDM-RZ-DQPSK Transmission Over 430 km

Author

Koch, Benjamin ; Noé, Reinhold ; Mirvoda, Vitali ; Sandel, David ; Filsinger, Volker ; Puntsri, Kidsanapong

Author_Institution

EIM-E, Univ. of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany

Volume

22

Issue

9

fYear

2010

fDate

5/1/2010 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

613

Lastpage

615

Abstract

We present real-time transmission of 50-Gbaud polarization-division-multiplexed (PDM) return-to-zero differential quadrature phase-shift keying (4 bit/symbol) over five fiber spans, 430 km in total. The two PDM channels are demultiplexed using a beam splitter and automatic optical polarization control with interference detection. For the first time, PDM signal tracking speeds of up to 40 krad/s are demonstrated.

Keywords

demultiplexing; differential phase shift keying; interference (signal); optical beam splitters; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; optical transmitters; quadrature phase shift keying; QPSK; beam splitter; bit rate 200 Gbit/s; demultiplexing; distance 430 km; interference detection; optical fiber spans; optical polarization control; polarization-division-multiplexed phase-shift keying; real-time optical transmission; return-to-zero differential quadrature phase-shift keying; signal tracking; Optical fiber communication; optical fiber polarization; quadrature phase-shift keying (QPSK);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2010.2043252

Filename

5418977