Title :
Generation of 173-Gbits/s single-polarization QPSK signals by all-optical format conversion using a photonic integrated device
Author :
Kang, I. ; Rasras, M. ; Buhl, L. ; Dinu, M. ; Cabot, S. ; Cappuzzo, M. ; Gomez, L.T. ; Chen, Y.F. ; Patel, S.S. ; Dutta, N. ; Piccirilli, A. ; Jaques, J. ; Giles, C.R.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We report generation of high spectral-efficiency modulation formats at 86.4 Gbaud/s by all-optical format conversion using a device integrating semiconductor optical amplifiers. We demonstrate generation of 173 Gbits/s QPSK signals and 86.4 Gbits/s binary-PSK signals.
Keywords :
integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; quadrature phase shift keying; semiconductor optical amplifiers; QPSK; all-optical format conversion; binary-PSK; bit rate 173 Gbit/s; photonic integrated device; semiconductor optical amplifier; single-polarization signal; Bandwidth; Binary phase shift keying; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Programmable control; Pulse modulation; Quadrature phase shift keying; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal generators; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
