Title :
Colorless flexible signal generator for elastic networks and rapid prototyping
Author :
Schroder, Jochen ; Du, Liang B. ; Morshed, M.M. ; Eggleton, Benjamin J. ; Lowery, Arthur J.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst. (CUDOS), Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate a flexible signal generator that can simultaneously generate arbitrary mixes of variable-bandwidth OFDM superchannels, and gridless WDM and OTDM channels. The device is based on reconfigurable multi-input pulse-shaping of data-modulated pulses.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; optical pulse shaping; signal generators; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; OTDM channel; colorless flexible signal generator; data-modulated pulse; elastic network; gridless WDM; rapid prototyping; reconfigurable multiinput pulse-shaping; variable-bandwidth OFDM superchannel; Bandwidth; Modulation; OFDM; Optical pulses; Optical transmitters; Signal generators; Wavelength division multiplexing;
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
