All-optical WDM subcarrier modulator for binary phase shift keying (BPSK) with optical SSB format using a phase modulator loop mirror filter

Author

Sun, Xiaoqiang ; Xu, Kun ; Fu, Songnian ; Li, Jianqiang ; Hong, Xiaobin ; Wu, Jian ; Lin, Jintong ; Shum, Ping

Author_Institution

Key Lab. of Opt. Commun. & Lightwave Technol., Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Beijing

fYear

2009

fDate

22-26 March 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

A photonic subcarrier BPSK modulator with optical SSB format is proposed based on a frequency discriminator using a phase modulator loop mirror filter. The generation of 18-GHz WDM subcarrier conveying BPSK signal is experimentally demonstrated.

Keywords

optical communication equipment; optical modulation; phase shift keying; wavelength division multiplexing; all optical WDM subcarrier modulator; binary phase shift keying; frequency 18 GHz; frequency discriminator; optical SSB format; phase modulator loop mirror filter; photonic subcarrier BPSK modulator; Amplitude modulation; Binary phase shift keying; Microwave filters; Mirrors; Optical crosstalk; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Phase modulation; Wavelength division multiplexing; (060.2330) Fiber Optics communications; (350.4010) Microwave;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2606-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-865-0

Type

conf

Filename

5032407