Title :
Precise and high-speed control of light for advanced modulation formats
Author :
Kawanishi, Tetsuya
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
In this presentation, we describe recent progress of high-speed and precise lightwave modulation technologies based on Mach-Zehnder interferometer modulators, such as parallel Mach-Zehnder modulators for multi-level quadrature amplitude modulation. We also discuss importance of high extinction ratio modulation.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; high-speed optical techniques; optical control; optical modulation; quadrature amplitude modulation; Mach-Zehnder interferometer modulators; advanced modulation formats; high extinction ratio modulation; high-speed control; multilevel quadrature amplitude modulation; parallel Mach-Zehnder modulators; Electrodes; Erbium; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; Phase shift keying; Quadrature amplitude modulation; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2010 15th
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6785-3