Title :
QAM synthesis by direct modulation of semiconductor lasers under injection locking
Author :
Slavik, R. ; Kakande, J. ; Phelan, R. ; O´Carroll, J. ; Kelly, B. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
ORC, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
A new scheme for direct synthesis of QAM (4,16,64,..) from binary RF data streams is suggested and tested by generating 10 Gbaud QPSK. Current semiconductor lasers should allow for operation up to 160 Gbaud.
Keywords :
optical communication; quadrature amplitude modulation; semiconductor lasers; QAM direct synthesis; QPSK; binary RF data streams; coherent optical communications; injection locking; semiconductor lasers direct modulation; Binary phase shift keying; Optical fibers; Quadrature amplitude modulation; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
