Title :
Narrowband 2/spl times/10 Gbit/s quaternary intensity modulation based on duobinary modulation in two polarizations with unequal amplitudes
Author :
Ibrahim, Selwan K. ; Bhandare, Suhas ; Noé, Reinhold
Author_Institution :
Paderborn Univ.
Abstract :
Two duobinary 10 Gbit/s data streams with orthogonal polarizations and unequal amplitudes allow to generate a narrowband 20 Gbit/s quaternary intensity modulation. Sensitivity and CD tolerance of this generation scheme are -17.6 dBm and 530 ps/nm, respectively
Keywords :
intensity modulation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; 10 Gbit/s; 20 Gbit/s; CD tolerance; duobinary modulation; orthogonal polarization; quaternary intensity modulation; Amplitude modulation; Intensity modulation; Narrowband; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215739
