DocumentCode
1794233
Title
Tunable QAM transmitter based on direct modulation laser
Author
Kakande, J. ; Slavik, R. ; Phelan, R. ; O´Carroll, J. ; Kelly, B. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
fYear
2014
fDate
9-13 March 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We discuss a technique that allows for flexible synthesis of square QAM constellations via the direct modulation of tunable, injection locked, semiconductor lasers. The approach uses optical coherent multiplexing and we demonstrate full C-band tuning.
Keywords
laser tuning; multiplexing; network synthesis; optical transmitters; quadrature amplitude modulation; semiconductor lasers; C-band tuning; direct modulation laser; flexible synthesis; injection locked semiconductor lasers; optical coherent multiplexing; square QAM constellations; tunable QAM transmitter; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Phase shift keying; Quadrature amplitude modulation; Semiconductor lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-5575-2994-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1364/OFC.2014.W1J.3
Filename
6887032
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