Monolithic Integrated InP Transmitters Using Switching of Prefixed Optical Phases

Author

De Valicourt, Guilhem ; Mardoyan, Haik ; Mestre, M.A. ; Jenneve, P. ; Antona, J.C. ; Bigo, S. ; Bertran-Pardo, O. ; Kazmierski, Christophe ; Decobert, J. ; Chimot, N. ; Blache, F.

Author_Institution

Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs. France, Nozay, France

Volume

33

Issue

3

fYear

2015

fDate

Feb.1, 1 2015

Firstpage

663

Lastpage

669

Abstract

Recent progresses on monolithic InP integration are presented for achieving high-performance transmitters for cost-sensitive metropolitan networks. We demonstrate the generation of advanced modulation format using two types of integrated transmitters with prefixed optical phases. Complex modulation formats are generated with constellations exploiting the whole complex plane such as BPSK, quadrature phase-shift keying, N-QIM, and 2ASK-2PSK modulation. We achieve data rate up to 224 Gb/s using 2ASK-2PSK modulation with polarization division multiplexing. Finally, we assess its suitability for metropolitan networks with a large number of cascaded nodes.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; integrated optics; metropolitan area networks; multiplexing; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; optical transmitters; quadrature phase shift keying; 2ASK-2PSK modulation; BPSK; InP; N-QIM; advanced modulation format; cascaded nodes; metropolitan networks; monolithic integrated InP transmitters; polarization division multiplexing; prefixed optical phase switching; quadrature phase-shift keying; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Phase shift keying; Coherent communications; Integrated optics devices; integrated optics devices;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2014.2363104

Filename

6924718