Title :
SOA/REAM as vector modulator for QAM upstream
Author :
Schrenk, Bernhard ; Fabrega, Josep M. ; Kazmierski, Christophe ; Lazaro, Jose A. ; Prat, Josep
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Signal Theor. & Comm., Univ. Politec. de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
Simultaneous encoding of information in the optical phase and amplitude for upstream transmission is demonstrated with an integrated SOA/REAM of small form factor. The crosstalk penalties between the QAM tributaries are assessed and discussed.
Keywords :
crosstalk; encoding; optical fibre communication; quadrature amplitude modulation; QAM upstream; SOA/REAM; crosstalk penalties; information encoding; optical phase; upstream transmission; vector modulator; Amplitude shift keying; Optical crosstalk; Optical modulation; Phase shift keying; Quadrature amplitude modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
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
