Generation of arbitrary quadrature signals using one dual-drive modulator

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 764-770

  Ho, Keang Po ^a   Cuei, Han Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Differential quadrature phase shift keying (DQPSK); External modulator; Quadrature amplitude modulation; Spectral efficiency

Indexed keywords

DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT MODULATORS; QUADRATURE AMPLITUDE MODULATION; QUADRATURE PHASE SHIFT KEYING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TRANSMITTERS;

DIFFERENTIAL QUADRATURE PHASE SHIFT KEYING (DQPSK); EXTERNAL MODULATOR; MACH-ZEHNDER MODULATOR; SPECTRAL EFFICIENCY;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 15844428387     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2004.838855     Document Type: Article

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