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Generation and transmission of 100-Gb/s PDM 4-PAM using directly modulated VCSELs and coherent detection

  • Chongjin Xie
  • , Silvia Spiga
  • , Po Dong
  • , Peter Winzer
  • , Alan Gnauck
  • , C. Gréus
  • , M. Ortsiefer
  • , C. Neumeyr
  • , Michael Müller
  • , M. C. Amann
  • Alcatel-Lucent
  • Walter Schottky Institut
  • Vertilas GmbH

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Abstract

We generate a 100-Gb/s polarization-division-multiplexed 4-level pulse-amplitude-modulation signal with two directly modulated 1.5-μm single-mode VCSELs. Coherent detection and digital signal processing enable the transmission over 400-km standard single-mode-fiber (SSMF) with 20% overhead hard-decision forward-error-correction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Print)9781557529930
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event2014 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2014 - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 9 Mar 2014 → 13 Mar 2014

Publication series

NameConference on Optical Fiber Communication, Technical Digest Series

Conference

Conference2014 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period9/03/14 → 13/03/14

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