Title :
Generating QAM signals with microring modulators
Author :
Ehrlichman, Yossef ; Amrani, Ofer ; Ruschin, Shlomo
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Tel Aviv Univ., Tel-Aviv, Israel
Abstract :
A compact scheme for generation of M-ary quadrature amplitude modulation signals is presented using two mutually decoupled microring resonators connected in series. The capabilities of the scheme are demonstrated via generation of 16 QAM by means of simulation.
Keywords :
micro-optics; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; optical resonators; quadrature amplitude modulation; M-ary quadrature amplitude modulation signals; QAM signal generation; microring modulator; mutually decoupled microring resonators; Constellation diagram; Optical interconnections; Optical modulation; Optical ring resonators; Quadrature amplitude modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Santa Fe, NM
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5061-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5062-4
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2013.6552939
