Title :
Flexible-bandwidth, impairment-aware transmitter based on parallel synthesis of optical frequency combs
Author :
He, Tingting ; Scott, Ryan P. ; Geisler, David J. ; Fontaine, Nicolas K. ; Gerstel, Ori ; Paraschis, Loukas ; Heritage, Jonathan P. ; Yoo, S.J.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a proof-of-principle transmitter for flexible-bandwidth network with parallel synthesis and a wavelength-selective switch. Impairment-aware spectrum allocation is used to maintain data rates in spite of varying signal-to-noise ratio.
Keywords :
bandwidth allocation; optical switches; optical transmitters; wavelength division multiplexing; flexible bandwidth network; impairment aware spectrum allocation; impairment aware transmitter; optical frequency combs; parallel synthesis; signal-to-noise ratio; wavelength selective switch; Binary phase shift keying; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Signal detection;
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
