Title :
Coherent terabit communications using a quantum-dash mode-locked laser and self-homodyne detection
Author :
Pfeifle, J. ; Shkarban, I. ; Wolf, S. ; Kemal, J.N. ; Weimann, C. ; Hartmann, W. ; Chimot, N. ; Joshi, S. ; Merghem, K. ; Martinez, A. ; Weber, M. ; Ramdane, A. ; Lelarge, F. ; Freude, W. ; Koos, C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Quantum Electron., Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol., Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract :
We transmit 18 GBd 16QAM signals on 25 spectral lines of a quantum-dash mode-locked laser diode, achieving a 1.562 Tbit/s aggregate data rate. Phase noise is cancelled by self-homodyne detection using LO tones transmitted with the signal.
Keywords :
homodyne detection; optical fibre communication; phase noise; quadrature amplitude modulation; semiconductor lasers; 16QAM signals; LO tones; coherent terabit communications; phase noise; quantum-dash mode-locked laser diode; self-homodyne detection; Data communication; Laser mode locking; Measurement by laser beam; Quantum dots; Semiconductor lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
