Open AccessLow-noise parametric frequency comb for continuous C-plus-L-band 16-QAM channels generation
Author(s) -
Eduardo Temprana,
Vahid Ataie,
Bill P.-P. Kuo,
Evgeny Myslivets,
Nikola Alić,
S. Radic
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.22.006822
Subject(s) - optics , phase noise , quadrature amplitude modulation , frequency comb , physics , qam , amplitude , continuous wave , noise (video) , materials science , telecommunications , bit error rate , channel (broadcasting) , computer science , laser , artificial intelligence , image (mathematics)
A low phase noise frequency comb generated from a continuous-wave seed is experimentally demonstrated across continuous C- and L-bands. Parametrically generated carriers with optical signal-to-noise ratio in excess of 45 dB were used to generate 16-ary quadrature amplitude modulated signals. We characterize 20 GBaud channels' performance that was varied by only 1.7 dB across the combined C/L band.