Title :
All-optical OOK to 16QAM modulation conversion based on nonlinear optical loop mirror with 1:2 coupler
Author :
Huang, Guoxiu ; Miyoshi, Yuji ; Yoshida, Yuki ; Maruta, Akihiro ; Kitayama, Ken-ichi
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan
Abstract :
All-optical on-off-keying to 16 quadrature amplitude modulation conversion based on cross-phase modulation of nonlinear optical loop mirror with 1:2 coupler configuration is proposed and demonstrated at 10 Gs/s both theoretically and experimentally.
Keywords :
amplitude shift keying; mirrors; optical couplers; optical modulation; quadrature amplitude modulation; QAM modulation conversion; all-optical OOK; all-optical on-off-keying; coupler; cross-phase modulation; nonlinear optical loop mirror; quadrature amplitude modulation conversion; Clocks; Couplers; Modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
