Title :
Quantum dash passively mode-locked lasers for Tbit/s data interconnects
Author :
Vujicic, Vidak ; Calo, Cosimo ; Watts, Regan ; Lelarge, Francois ; Browning, Colm ; Merghem, Kamel ; Martinez, Anthony ; Ramdane, Abderrahim ; Barry, Liam P.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Eng., Dublin City Univ., Dublin, Ireland
Abstract :
We demonstrate for the first time Tbit/s transmission using Q-Dash mode-locked laser sources with FSR of 44.7 and 22.7GHz. The aggregate capacities achieved were 1.128Tb/s for 44.7GHz and 2.256Tb/s for 22.7GHz Q-Dash PMLL using IM/DD-SSB-OFDM.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; laser mode locking; quantum dash lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; FSR; IM/DD-SSB-OFDM; bit rate 1.128 Tbit/s; bit rate 2.256 Tbit/s; data interconnects; frequency 22.7 GHz; frequency 44.7 GHz; quantum dash passively mode-locked lasers; Amplitude modulation; Laser mode locking; Measurement by laser beam; OFDM; Optical amplifiers; Optical filters; Optical transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
