• DocumentCode
    608648
  • Title

    Optical 64QAM transmitter using tandem IQ modulators with balanced complexity in electronics and optics

  • Author

    Guo-Wei Lu ; Sakamoto, Takanori ; Kawanishi, Tetsuyas

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol. (NICT), Koganei, Japan
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    17-21 March 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Instead of using eight-level electronics or highly-integrated optics, 64QAM generation is experimentally demonstrated using two tandem IQ modulators with four-level electronics. The complexity in electronics and optics is well-balanced. 16QAM and 36QAM are also synthesized.
  • Keywords
    communication complexity; modulators; optical transmitters; quadrature amplitude modulation; 36QAM; 64QAM generation; balanced complexity; eight-level electronics; electronics complexity; four-level electronics; highly-integrated optics; optical 64QAM transmitter; tandem IQ modulators; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-0457-0
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6532788