Title :
Optical 64QAM transmitter using tandem IQ modulators with balanced complexity in electronics and optics
Author :
Guo-Wei Lu ; Sakamoto, Takanori ; Kawanishi, Tetsuyas
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol. (NICT), Koganei, Japan
Abstract :
Instead of using eight-level electronics or highly-integrated optics, 64QAM generation is experimentally demonstrated using two tandem IQ modulators with four-level electronics. The complexity in electronics and optics is well-balanced. 16QAM and 36QAM are also synthesized.
Keywords :
communication complexity; modulators; optical transmitters; quadrature amplitude modulation; 36QAM; 64QAM generation; balanced complexity; eight-level electronics; electronics complexity; four-level electronics; highly-integrated optics; optical 64QAM transmitter; tandem IQ modulators; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters;
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
