Title :
All-optical modulation format conversion from NRZ-OOK to RZ-multilevel APSK based on fiber nonlinearity
Author :
Maruta, Akihiro ; Kitagawa, Satoru
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita
Abstract :
We demonstrate an all-optical modulation format conversion from non-return-to-zero on-off-keying to return-to-zero multilevel amplitude-phase-shift-keying based on parametric amplification and cross-phase modulation in optical fibers.
Keywords :
amplitude shift keying; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; phase shift keying; NRZ-OOK; RZ- multilevel APSK; cross-phase modulation; non-return-to-zero on-off-keying scheme; optical fiber nonlinearity concept; optical modulation format conversion; optical parametric amplification; return-to-zero multilevel amplitude-phase-shift-keying; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Probes; Pulse generation; Pulse modulation; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topicals Meeting Series, 2009
Conference_Location :
Innsbruck
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2610-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2611-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771730
