Title :
A Novel Optical Phase Locking technique based on Single Side Sub-Carrier modulation
Author :
Torrengo, Enrico ; Asinari, Davide ; Camatel, Stefano ; Ferrero, Valter ; Belmonte, Michele ; Guglierame, Andrea
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettron., Politec. di Torino, Torino, Italy
Abstract :
A novel optical phase locking technique based on single side sub-carrier-modulation is presented and experimentally demonstrated. This technique reduces the LO spurious spectral components in order to avoid interference in the UDWDM coherent demodulation operations.
Keywords :
light coherence; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical phase locked loops; wavelength division multiplexing; LO spurious spectral components; UDWDM; coherent demodulation; optical phase locking; single side subcarrier modulation; Frequency; Interference; Optical control; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Phase modulation; Stimulated emission; Voltage-controlled oscillators; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528218
