• DocumentCode
    1141514
  • Title

    All-optical implementation of broadband QPSK subcarrier modulator

  • Author

    Loayssa, A. ; Benito, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Electr. & Electron. Eng. Dept., Public Univ. of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain
  • Volume
    40
  • Issue
    21
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    1362
  • Lastpage
    1364
  • Abstract
    A novel optical modulator that provides broadband quaternary phase-shift keying modulation of microwave subcarriers directly in the photonic domain is introduced. The feasibility of this design is experimentally demonstrated by transmitting a 15 GHz subcarrier conveying 2.5 Gbit/s quaternary phase-shift keying modulation.
  • Keywords
    microwave photonics; modulators; optical modulation; quadrature phase shift keying; 15 GHz; 15 GHz subcarrier transmission; 2.5 Gbit/s; broadband QPSK subcarrier modulator; broadband quaternary phase shift keying modulation; microwave subcarriers; optical modulator; photonic domain;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20045612
  • Filename
    1344902