Title :
Quantum-dash mode-locked laser source for wavelength-tunable 56 Gbit/s DQPSK
Author :
Sallem, Yousra Ben M ; Le, Quang Trung ; Bramerie, Laurent ; Nguyen, Quoc-Thai ; Borgne, Eric ; Besnard, Pascal ; LaRochelle, Sophie ; Rusch, Leslie A. ; Simon, Jean-Claude
Author_Institution :
Univ. de Rennes 1, Lannion, France
Abstract :
We investigate wavelength tunable 56 Gbit/s DQPSK systems using comb generation in a quantum-dash mode-locked laser. Relative intensity noise and bit error rate is measured for each mode. Error-free operation is obtained over 9 WDM channels with 100 GHz spacing.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; quadrature phase shift keying; WDM channel; bit error rate; comb generation; error-free operation; frequency 100 MHz; quadrature phase shift keying; quantum-dash mode-locked laser source; relative intensity noise; wavelength tunable DQPSK system; Bit error rate; Laser mode locking; Measurement by laser beam; Optical filters; Optical transmitters; Receivers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621590
