Title :
Transmission of a 1.44 Tbit/s data stream using a feedback-stabilized SiN Kerr frequency comb source
Author :
Pfeifle, J. ; Yu, Yen-Ting ; Schindler, Philipp C. ; Brasch, V. ; Herr, T. ; Weimann, C. ; Hartinger, K. ; Holzwarth, R. ; Freude, W. ; Kippenberg, T.J. ; Koos, C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Quantum Electron. (IPQ), Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol. (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract :
Using a high-Q Kerr-nonlinear SiN microresonator as a frequency comb source we generate a 1.44 Tbit/s (20×18 GBd PDM-QPSK) data stream and transmit it over 300 km. The comb is stabilized by a feedback control.
Keywords :
micro-optics; multiplexing; optical Kerr effect; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical resonators; quadrature phase shift keying; silicon compounds; PDM-QPSK data stream; SiN; bit rate 1.44 Tbit/s; data stream transmission; feedback stabilized Kerr frequency comb source; high-Q Kerr nonlinear microresonator; Optical feedback; Optical fibers; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Optical resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Th1A.6
