Title :
28-Gbaud InP square or hexagonal 16-QAM modulator
Author :
Doerr, C.R. ; Zhang, L. ; Winzer, P.J. ; Gnauck, A.H.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a monolithic InP modulator that produces 28-Gbaud (112 Gb/s) square or hexagonal 16-QAM using four integrated amplitude/phase modulators. We achieve bit-error rates of 2.7×10-3 and 3.8×10-3, respectively.
Keywords :
quadrature amplitude modulation; 16-QAM modulator; hexagonal 16-QAM; integrated amplitude/phase modulators; monolithic InP modulator; square 16-QAM; Encoding; Integrated optics; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Phase modulation; Quadrature amplitude modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
