Title :
Offset Sideband Modulation at 2.5 GSym/s
Author :
Gaudette, Jamie D. ; Krause, David J. ; Cartledge, John C. ; Robert, Kim
Author_Institution :
Queen´´s Univ., Kingston
Abstract :
The generation of an optical carrier and 2.5-GSym/s offset modulated sideband is demonstrated using arbitrary optical waveform generation and a single laser and modulator. In this demonstration, the sideband is modulated using QPSK and 16-QAM.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; function generators; optical modulation; quadrature amplitude modulation; quadrature phase shift keying; self-phase modulation; QAM; QPSK; arbitrary optical waveform generation; offset sideband modulation; optical carrier; single laser; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Optical transmitters; Radio frequency;
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.2007.4348656
