DocumentCode
609095
Title
Small-form-factor all-InP integrated laser vector modulator enables the generation and transmission of 256-Gb/s PDM-16QAM Modulation Format
Author
Chandrasekhar, S. ; Xiang Liu ; Winzer, P.J. ; Simsarian, Jesse E. ; Griffin, R.A.
Author_Institution
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
17-21 March 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We demonstrate, using a compact InP-based integrated assembly of a tunable laser and a double-nested Mach-Zehnder modulator, generation of Nyquist-prefiltered QPSK and 16-QAM signals at 32-Gbaud. We transmitted them over 8000-km and 960-km SSMF, respectively.
Keywords
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; indium compounds; integrated optics; laser tuning; optical communication; optical modulation; quadrature amplitude modulation; quadrature phase shift keying; Nyquist-prefiltered QPSK; PDM-16QAM modulation format; all-InP integrated laser vector modulator; bit rate 256 Gbit/s; distance 8000 km; distance 960 km; double-nested Mach-Zehnder modulator; generation; integrated assembly; small-form-factor; transmission; tunable laser; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Phase shift keying; Vectors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-0457-0
Type
conf
Filename
6533235
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