Title :
Word-synchronous linear optical sampling of 40 Gb/s QPSK signals
Author :
Dennis, T. ; Williams, P.A. ; Coddington, I. ; Newbury, N.R.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO
Abstract :
We demonstrate word-synchronous measurements of QPSK format 40 Gb/s PRBS signals using linear optical sampling with a precision time-base, which allows us to average waveforms and distinguish between signal distortion and noise in eye diagrams.
Keywords :
optical distortion; quadrature phase shift keying; signal sampling; PRBS signals; QPSK signals; eye diagrams; signal distortion; word-synchronous linear optical sampling; word-synchronous measurements; Quadrature phase shift keying; Sampling methods; (060:2330) Fiber optics communications; (320:7100) Ultrafast measurements Work of an agency of the US government not subject to copyright;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
