Title :
All-optical modulation format conversion from binary to quadrature phase-shift keying using delay line interferometer
Author :
Kishikawa, Hiroki ; Seddighian, Pegah ; Goto, Nobuo ; Yanagiya, Shin-ichiro ; Chen, Lawrence R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Opt. Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
Abstract :
We propose an all-optical modulation format conversion method from binary phase-shift keying to quadrature phase-shift keying using a conventional delay line interferometer. We experimentally demonstrate error-free operation of the proposed conversion method at 12 Gb/s.
Keywords :
light interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical delay lines; optical modulation; phase shift keying; all optical modulation format conversion; binary-quadrature phase shift keying; bit rate 12 Gbit/s; delay line interferometer; error free operation; Adaptive optics; Binary phase shift keying; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110647
