Title :
A consolidated multi-rate burst-mode DPSK transmitter using a single Mach-Zehnder modulator
Author :
Wang, J.P. ; Magliocco, R.J. ; Spellmeyer, N.W. ; Rao, H. ; Kochhar, R. ; Caplan, D.O. ; Hamilton, S.A.
Author_Institution :
MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate phase modulation, pulse carving, and burst-mode windowing in a single Mach-Zehnder modulator, significantly reducing size, weight, power, and complexity of prior three-modulator designs with only 0.6-dB additional performance penalty.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; optical modulation; optical pulse shaping; optical transmitters; phase modulation; additional performance penalty; burst-mode windowing; consolidated multirate burst-mode DPSK transmitter; phase modulation; prior three-modulator designs; pulse carving; single Mach-Zehnder modulator; Differential phase shift keying; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters;
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
