Title :
Comparison of PS-QPSK and PM-QPSK at different data rates in a 25 GHz-spaced WDM system
Author :
Sjödin, M. ; Puttnam, B.J. ; Johannisson, P. ; Shinada, S. ; Wada, N. ; Andrekson, P.A. ; Karlsson, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microtechnol. & Nanosci., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden
Abstract :
We compare polarization-switched QPSK and polarization-multiplexed QPSK in a WDM system with 25 GHz channel spacing. We investigate experimentally the transmission distance as a function of the data rate for both modulation formats.
Keywords :
channel spacing; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; optical switches; quadrature phase shift keying; wavelength division multiplexing; PM-QPSK; PS-QPSK; WDM system; channel spacing; data rates; frequency 25 GHz; modulation formats; polarization-multiplexed QPSK; polarization-switched QPSK; transmission distance; Bit error rate; Crosstalk; Optical noise; Optical transmitters; Phase shift keying; Signal to noise ratio; Wavelength division multiplexing;
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
