Title :
Monolithically integrated quad Mach-Zehnder IQ modulator for optical 16-QAM generation
Author :
Lu, Guo-Wei ; Sakamoto, Takahide ; Chiba, Akito ; Kawanishi, Tetsuya ; Miyazaki, Tetsuya ; Higuma, Kaoru ; Sudo, Masaaki ; Ichikawa, Junichiro
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol. (NICT), Japan
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate a 16-QAM transmitter using a monolithically-integrated quad Mach-Zehnder in-phase/quadrature (QMZ-IQ) modulator with binary driving electronics.
Keywords :
Bit error rate; Electrodes; Integrated optics; Modulation coding; OFDM modulation; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Phase modulation; Quadrature amplitude modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
