Title :
Dual-carrier dual-polarization IQ modulator driven with high-speed DACs for 400-Gb/s applications
Author :
Yamazaki, Hiroshi ; Goh, Takashi ; Saida, Takashi ; Hashizume, Yasuaki ; Mino, Shinji ; Nagatani, Munehiko ; Nosaka, Hideyuki ; Murata, Kentaro
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
An optical dual-carrier generator, four parallel IQ modulators, and a polarization multiplexer are integrated in a single modulator with a silica-LiNbO3 hybrid configuration. By driving the modulator with high-speed DACs we developed, we generated a 400-Gb/s dual-carrier dual-polarization 16QAM signal.
Keywords :
integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; lithium compounds; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; quadrature amplitude modulation; silicon compounds; SiO2-LiNbO3; bit rate 400 Gbit/s; digital-analog converters; dual-carrier dual-polarization 16QAM signal; dual-carrier dual-polarization IQ modulator; high-speed DAC; optical dual-carrier generator; polarization multiplexer; quadrature amplitude modulation; silica-LiNbO3 hybrid configuration; High-speed optical techniques; OFDM; Optical attenuators; Optical device fabrication; Optical modulation; Optical polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam