Quantum-Dash Mode-Locked Laser as a Source for 56-Gb/s DQPSK Modulation in WDM Multicast Applications

Author

Ben M´Sallem, Yousra ; Le, Quang Trung ; Bramerie, Laurent ; Nguyen, Quoc-Thai ; Borgne, Eric ; Besnard, Pascal ; Shen, Alexandre ; Lelarge, François ; LaRochelle, Sophie ; Rusch, Leslie A. ; Simon, Jean-Claude

Author_Institution

Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada

Volume

23

Issue

7

fYear

2011

fDate

4/1/2011 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

453

Lastpage

455

Abstract

We investigate wavelength tunable 56-Gb/s differential quaternary phase-shift keying (DQPSK) systems using comb generation in a quantum-dash mode-locked laser for wavelength-division-multiple access (WDM)-based broadcast application. We present relative intensity noise and bit-error-rate measurements for each mode. We demonstrate error-free operation over nine WDM channels with 100-GHz spacing.

Keywords

channel spacing; differential phase shift keying; error statistics; laser mode locking; laser noise; laser variables measurement; multicast communication; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical transmitters; quadrature phase shift keying; quantum dash lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; DQPSK modulation; WDM; bit rate 56 Gbit/s; bit-error-rate; channel spacing; comb generation; differential quaternary phase-shift keying; frequency 100 GHz; laser mode locking; multicast communication; quantum-dash laser; relative intensity noise; wavelength tuning; wavelength-division-multiple access broadcast communication; Differential quaternary phase-shift keying (DQPSK) modulation; mode-locked lasers; optical networks; quantum-dash (QD) laser;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2011.2106116

Filename

5688220