Title :
Simple all optical modulation format conversion from 4×12.5 Gbps NRZ-OOK to 50 Gbps PDM RZ-QPSK using cross-phase modulation in a bidirectional scheme
Author :
Yu-Hsiang Wen ; Kai-Ming Feng
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics Technol., Nat. Tsing Hua Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
We proposed and experimentally demonstrated a low-complexity and cost-effectiveness format converter using XPM in a single HNLF. Four individual 12.5 Gbps NRZ-OOK to one 50 Gbps PDM RZ-QPSK format conversion is successfully achieved.
Keywords :
amplitude shift keying; optical modulation; quadrature phase shift keying; wavelength division multiplexing; NRZ-OOK; PDM RZ-QPSK; XPM; all optical modulation format conversion; bidirectional scheme; bit rate 50 Gbit/s to 12.5 Gbit/s; cross-phase modulation; single HNLF; Bit error rate; Laser beams; Modulation; Optical fibers; Passive optical networks; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
