Title :
Generation of optical MSK using a monolithically integrated quad Mach-Zehnder IQ modulator
Author :
Lu, Guo-Wei ; Sakamoto, Takahide ; Chiba, Akito ; Kawanishi, Tetsuya ; Miyazaki, Tetsuya
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol. (NICT), Japan
Abstract :
An optical MSK generation scheme is proposed using a single monolithically integrated high-speed quad-MZ IQ modulator, where four sub-MZMs are integrated on a main MZ superstructure. Simulation and experiment were performed to verify the scheme.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; integrated optics; minimum shift keying; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; MZ superstructure; carrier-suppressed return-to-zero DPSK; high-speed quad-MZ IQ modulator; high-speed quad-Mach-Zehnder IQ modulator; monolithic integration; optical minimum shift keying; Bit rate; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; High speed optical techniques; Integrated optics; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Phase modulation;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4102-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4103-7
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2009.5213773
