Title :
160Gbaud/s to 40Gbaud/s OTDM-DQPSK de-multiplex based on a dual parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator
Author :
Li, Yan ; Wu, Jian ; Ji, Yu ; Kong, Deming ; Xu, Kun ; Li, Wei ; Hong, Xiaobin ; Guo, Hongxiang ; Dai, Yitang ; Zuo, Yong ; Lin, Jintong
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Inf. Photonics & Opt. Commun., Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Beijing, China
Abstract :
We demonstrate for the first time 160Gbaud to 40Gbaud phase-preserving demultiplex of OTDM-DQPSK signals using a dual parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator(DPMZM) driven by only one electrical clock. Error-free operation is achieved with ~0.6 dB power penalty.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; quadrature phase shift keying; time division multiplexing; OTDM-DQPSK de-multiplex; OTDM-DQPSK signals; dual parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator; electrical clock; error-free operation; phase-preserving demultiplex; Adaptive optics; Bit error rate; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical pulses;
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