Title :
Flexible terabit/s Nyquist-WDM superchannels with net SE > 7bit/s/Hz using a gain-switched comb source
Author :
Vujicic, Vidak ; Pfeifle, J. ; Watts, Regan T. ; Schindler, Philipp C. ; Weimann, C. ; Zhou, Rui ; Freude, W. ; Koos, C. ; Barry, Liam P.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Eng., Dublin City Univ., Dublin, Ireland
Abstract :
We demonstrate two 1Tbit/s superchannel architectures using a compact, FSR-tunable gain-switched comb source. SSMF transmission of 18GBaud Nyquist-WDM shaped PDM-QPSK and PDM-16QAM modulation is reported, with a capacity up to 1.296Tbit/s and SE of 7.2bit/s/Hz.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; quadrature amplitude modulation; quadrature phase shift keying; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; PDM-16QAM modulation; PDM-QPSK; SSMF transmission; bit rate 1 Tbit/s; compact FSR-tunable gain-switched comb source; flexible terabit/s Nyquist-WDM superchannels; free spectral range; gain-switched comb source; standard single mode fiber; wavelength division multiplexing; Bandwidth; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
