Title :
Optical modulation signal enhancement using a phase sensitive amplifier
Author :
Lundström, Carl ; Tong, Zhi ; Andrekson, Peter A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microtechnol. & Nanosci., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Göteborg, Sweden
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate the use of a PSA as a modulation signal enhancer for the first time. It can generate both phase- and amplitude modulated signals from low-extinction inputs.
Keywords :
amplifiers; amplitude modulation; optical communication; optical modulation; phase modulation; amplitude modulated signals; low-extinction inputs; modulation signal enhancer; optical modulation signal enhancement; phase sensitive amplifier; phase-modulated signals; Chirp; Constellation diagram; Gain; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Phase modulation; Signal analysis;
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
