Title :
Pure QAM Signal Generation with Photonic Vector Modulator
Author :
Corral, Juan Luis ; Sambaraju, Rakesh ; Piqueras, M.A. ; Polo, Victor
Author_Institution :
Valencia Nanophotonics Technol. Center, Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Abstract :
Novel photonic vector modulator architecture for generating pure-QAM signals is presented. No electrical devices apart from the local oscillator are needed in the generation process. Pure 1 Gbit/s 4QAM 41 GHz carrier is experimentally demonstrated.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical modulation; oscillators; quadrature amplitude modulation; QAM signal generation; bit rate 1 Gbit/s; local oscillator; photonic vector modulator; quadrature amplitude modulation; Bandwidth; Circuits; Digital modulation; Frequency; Local oscillators; Millimeter wave technology; Optical modulation; Photonics Society; Quadrature amplitude modulation; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528508
