Title :
Fiber taper Mach-Zehnder modal interferometer for broadband low-cost DPSK demodulation and duobinary signal generation
Author :
Lize, Yannick Keith ; Daxhelet, Xavier ; Dupuis, Alexandre ; Lacroix, Suzanne ; Kashyap, Raman
Author_Institution :
Eng. Phys. Dept., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montreal, QC
Abstract :
We present a novel silica fiber taper modal Mach-Zehnder interferometer design for low-cost broadband DPSK demodulation and multi-channel duobinary signals generation. The design is compact, temperature-insensitive and easily fabricated in standard single mode fiber.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; demodulation; differential phase shift keying; fibre optic sensors; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; silicon compounds; Mach-Zehnder modal interferometer; SiO2; broadband demodulation; duobinary signal generation; fiber taper; low-cost DPSK demodulation; multichannel duobinary signals; silica fiber; single mode fiber; temperature insensitivity; Demodulation; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Signal generators; 060.2340; 060.5060;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627661
