Title :
Flexible optical QAM generation with a low-complexity amplified InP SOA/EAM-based modulator
Author :
Schrenk, Bernhard ; Dris, Stefanos ; Bakopoulos, Paraskevas ; Lazarou, I. ; Voigt, K. ; Zimmermann, L. ; Avramopoulos, H.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Athens, Greece
Abstract :
Optical quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) is experimentally demonstrated with a low-complexity, small form-factor and lossless modulator based on a semiconductor optical amplifier and electro-absorption modulator. Flexible amplitude/phase format transmission up to 8-QAM is validated.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; electro-optical modulation; indium compounds; optical communication equipment; quadrature amplitude modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 8-QAM; EAM; InP; SOA; electro-absorption modulator; flexible amplitude/phase format transmission; flexible optical QAM generation; low complexity amplified modulator; optical quadrature amplitude modulation; semiconductor optical amplifier; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Phase modulation; Quadrature amplitude modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
