10 Gb/s optical differential quadrature phase shift key (DQPSK) transmission using GaAs/AlGaAs integration

Author

Griffin, R.A. ; Johnstone, R.I. ; Walker, R.G. ; Hall, J. ; Wadsworth, S.D. ; Berry, K. ; Carter, A.C. ; Wale, M.J. ; Hughes, J. ; Jerram, P.A. ; Parsons, N.J.

Author_Institution

Bookham Technol. Plc., Towcester, UK

fYear

2002

fDate

17-22 Mar 2002

Abstract

We demonstrate the first integrated realization of a new modulation format-optical DQPSK. Transmission experiments using an integrated encoder demonstrate tolerance to chromatic dispersion, polarization mode dispersion, self phase modulation and low OSNR.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; differential phase shift keying; encoding; gallium arsenide; integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical noise; quadrature phase shift keying; self-phase modulation; 10 Gbit/s; DQPSK transmission; GaAs-AlGaAs; GaAs/AlGaAs integration; Gb/s optical differential quadrature phase shift key transmission; chromatic dispersion; integrated encoder; low optical SNR; modulation format; optical DQPSK; polarization mode dispersion; self phase modulation; Chromatic dispersion; Fiber nonlinear optics; Gallium arsenide; Integrated optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Polarization mode dispersion; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002

Print_ISBN

1-55752-701-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.2002.1036787

Filename

1036787