Title :
80 to 10 Gbit/s clock recovery using phase detection with Mach-Zehnder modulator
Author :
Carruthers, T.F. ; Lou, J.W.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Opt. Sci., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
7/5/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A Mach-Zehnder modulator, driven by a harmonic of a local oscillator, is used as an electro-optic phase detector to lock the oscillator to the 10 GHz base rate of an 80 Gbit/s time-division multiplexed data stream with a timing jitter of 341 fs. Clock recovery is robust and may be scaled to higher data rates
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; optical fibre communication; photodetectors; synchronisation; time division multiplexing; timing jitter; voltage-controlled oscillators; 341 fs; 80 to 10 Gbit/s; GHz base rate; Gbit/s clock recovery; Gbit/s time-division multiplexed data stream; Mach-Zehnder modulator; electro-optic phase detector; higher data rates; local oscillator harmonic; phase detection; robust clock recovery; timing jitter;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010601
