Title :
Generation of optical 32QAM using two tandem IQ modulators with simplified electronics
Author :
Guo-Wei Lu ; Sakamoto, Takanori ; Kawanishi, Tetsuyas
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol. (NICT), Koganei, Japan
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate an optical 32QAM transmitter, consisting of two tandem IQ modulators driven by binary and 3-level electronics. Compared with the single-IQ modulator scheme requiring 6-level electronics, the complexity in electronics is reduced.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical transmitters; quadrature amplitude modulation; binary electronics; optical 32QAM transmitter; quadrature amplitude modulation; single-IQ modulator scheme; six-level electronics; three-level electronics; High-speed optical techniques; Optical amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
