Title :
Single-pump, tunable wavelength conversion of 8×12.5 Gsymbol/s QPSK channels in a quasi-rectangular PPLN
Author :
Albuquerque, Andre ; Puttnam, B.J. ; Drummond, Miguel ; Shinada, S. ; Nogueira, Rogerio ; Wada, N.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Telecomun., Univ. of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Abstract :
We use a layer peeling algorithm to design and produce a PPLN with a 400GHz quasi-rectangular conversion response. Single-pump, tunable wavelength conversion of 8×12.5 Gsymbols/s QPSK channels in a 50GHz WDM grid is achieved with a maximum 3dB OSNR penalty.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; optical waveguides; quadrature phase shift keying; wavelength division multiplexing; OSNR penalty; QPSK channel; WDM grid; frequency 400 GHz; frequency 50 GHz; layer peeling algorithm; periodically poled lithium niobate; quasirectangular PPLN; quasirectangular conversion; single-pump conversion; tunable wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC 2013), 39th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
London
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-759-5
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2013.1578
