Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 10, Issue 11, 113201(2012)

80-GB all-optical serial-to-parallel convertor for QPSK signal based on cascaded phase modulators and optical f ilters

Deming Kong, Yan Li, Hui Wang, Jian Wu, and Jintong Lin

An all-optical serial-to-parallel converter (SPC) utilizing two cascaded phase modulators and optical band-pass filters (OBPFs) is experimentally investigated and applied to demultiplex an 80-GBd optical time-division multiplexing (OTDM) return-to-zero (RZ) differential quadrature phase-shift keying (QPSK) signal. Two 40-GBd OTDM tributaries are error-free demultiplexed with a power penalty of approximately 4 dB in the worst case. With its advantages of compact structure, high speed, low power penalty, simultaneous two-tributary operation, and no assistance from a light source, the SPC has potential for use in future OTDM networks. However, the performance of the SPC still needs improvement.

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Deming Kong, Yan Li, Hui Wang, Jian Wu, Jintong Lin. 80-GB all-optical serial-to-parallel convertor for QPSK signal based on cascaded phase modulators and optical f ilters[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2012, 10(11): 113201

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Category: Ultrafast Optics

Received: Apr. 20, 2012

Accepted: May. 28, 2012

Published Online: Oct. 10, 2012

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DOI:10.3788/col201210.113201

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