Title :
High-Speed Phase-Correlated Signal Generation by Phase-Reconstruction of OTDM Signals through Differential Cross-Phase Modulation in an SOA-MZI
Author :
Kumar, S. ; Willner, A.E.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles
Abstract :
We propose a method to generate high-speed coherent phase-modulated signals using DXPM in an SOA-MZI. Results include generation of 80-Gb/s RZ-DPSK, CSRZ, GAP-CSRZ, PAP-CSRZ, and AMI modulation formats. The technique also enables output pulse-width control.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical communication; optical modulation; phase modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; signal reconstruction; time division multiplexing; DXPM; OTDM signals; SOA-MZI; bit rate 80 Gbit/s; differential cross-phase modulation; high-speed phase-correlated signal generation; signal phase-reconstruction; Ambient intelligence; High speed optical techniques; Interference; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical receivers; Phase modulation; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348329
