Title :
Coherent reception of 80 GBd QPSK using integrated spectral slice optical arbitrary waveform measurement
Author :
Fontaine, Nicolas K. ; Sakamoto, Takahide ; Geisler, David J. ; Scott, Ryan P. ; Guan, Binbin ; Yoo, S.J.B.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel-Lucent, Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We coherently receive a 160-Gb/s QPSK waveform across 80-GHz bandwidth in two 40-GHz-wide spectral slices using a silica planar lightwave circuit capable of 640-GHz measurements which includes two arrayed-waveguide gratings and 16 optical hybrids.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; integrated optoelectronics; light coherence; optical variables measurement; quadrature phase shift keying; silicon compounds; QPSK waveform; arrayed-waveguide gratings; bandwidth 80 GHz; bit rate 160 Gbit/s; coherent reception; frequency 40 GHz; frequency 640 GHz; integrated spectral slice; optical arbitrary waveform measurement; optical hybrids; silica planar lightwave circuit; Bandwidth; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Optical variables measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
