Title :
166 Gb/s PDM-NRZ-DPSK modulation using thin-LiNb03-substrate modulator
Author :
Kanno, Atsushi ; Sakamoto, Takahide ; Chiba, Akito ; Kawanishi, Tetsuya ; Higuma, Kaoru ; Sudo, Masaaki ; Ichikawa, Junichiro
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
The modulation of a 166-Gb/s PDM-NRZ-DPSK signal is demonstrated using a thin-LiNbO3-substrate modulator. The use of a 0.1-mm-thick substrate and a ridge-type waveguide improves the optical response and brings about a reduction in V¿.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; electro-optical modulation; lithium compounds; multiplexing; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical waveguides; ridge waveguides; LiNbO3; PDM-NRZ-DPSK modulation; bit rate 166 Gbit/s; differential phase shift-keying; nonreturn-to-zero signal; polarization division multiplexing; ridge-type waveguide; size 0.1 mm; thin-LiNbO3-substrate modulator; Bandwidth; Electrodes; Frequency response; High speed optical techniques; Modulation coding; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Phase modulation; Propagation losses; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
