Abstract:
A method includes generating an optical millimeter wave signal for modulation of a first data signal, and deriving from the generated optical millimeter wave signal a subsequent light source for modulation of a second data signal. More specifically the generating includes modulating a light wave to a multiple of a frequency of an oscillating signal. Alternatively, the generating includes modulating a data signal mixed with an oscillating signal to a multiple of a frequency of the oscillating signal. The deriving includes modulating a frequency component filtered from a data modulation of the generated optical millimeter wave signal.
Abstract:
A high speed orthogonal dense wavelength division multiplexing DWDM signal generator includes a multi-peak continuous wave signal generator responsive to a light source, an optical filter for separating multi-peaks of lightwaves from the generator; and a polarization multiplexing stage responsive to the multi-peaks of lightwaves from the optical filter for providing a polarization multiplexing optical signal. The generator includes a cascaded phase modulator and intensity modulator driven by a repetitive frequency (I) to generate multiple spectral peaks, each peak being modulated by an optical modulator driven by a respective baud rate (f baud/s) electrical signal.
Abstract:
A system and method to adjust the symbol constellation used to de-map a signal in an optical coherent communications system. A feedback de-mapper adjustment module is configured to compare average Error Vector Magnitude and Bit Error Ratio to a pre-defined table to determine when a constellation de-mapper mismatch occurs. The feedback de-mapper adjustment module then rotates the de-mapper constellation in order to compensate for phase drift.
Abstract:
An optical apparatus includes a quadrature phase shift keying modulator for generating a non-return-to-zero quadrature phase shift keyed NRZ-QPSK signal from a received lightwave, the modulator being driven by a radio frequency RF signal, an intensity modulator for carving the NRZ-QPSK signal to return-to-zero RZ pulses with a different duty cycle than that of the NRZ-QPSK, the intensity modulator being driven by a radio frequency RF clock signal to change the NRZ-QPSK to an RZ-QPSK signal, and an optical filter with a narrow band for filtering the signal from the intensity modulator to increase optical power that is useable by an optical digital coherent detection system.
Abstract:
A method for generating an optical OFDM signal with reduced optical signal to nose ratio requirement includes separating an up-converted OFDM signal into a first part and a second part out of phase with the first part; driving a modulator with the first and second parts of the of the up-converted OFDM signal; and varying a lightwave with the modulator for generating a carrier suppressed OFDM signal having improved receiver sensitivity.
Abstract:
A method includes modulating lightwaves to provide first and second OFDM signal sidebands at a first polarization direction and first and second OFDM signal sidebands at a second polarization direction, and combining sidebands that are oppositely positioned and joined from the first and second OFDM signal sidebands at each polarization direction to provide a polarization multiplexing OFDM signal.
Abstract:
A method for transponder optical channel selection of optical signals from a transponder aggregator includes choosing wavelength division multiplexing channels to be dropped from a transponder aggregator receiving optical input signals, splitting all dropped wavelength division multiplexing channels into at least one transponder having a coherent receiver and transmitter, and tuning a local oscillator laser of the coherent receiver to a wavelength of one of the all dropped wavelength division multiplexing channels for selecting one of the all dropped wavelength division multiplexing channels.
Abstract:
A method includes generating at least two lightwave carriers from a lightwave source, the carriers having a wavelength spacing, creating an up-subchannel and a down-subchannel orthogonal to one another and spaced apart based on the fixed wavelength spacing from modulations of the lightwave carriers according to respective up-converted OFDM signals that are carrier suppressed, and combining one lightwave from the up-subchannel and one lightwave from the down-subchannel into an optical channel for transmission over an optical fiber.
Abstract:
Data is transmitted between a central office and customer premises by a wavelength division multiplex passive optical network. Two laser beams with separate wavelengths are transmitted from the central office to an optical network unit in the customer premises. Both laser beams carry downstream data. One laser beam is intensity modulated by on/off keying. The other laser beam is phase modulated by differential phase shift keying, which maintains a constant optical intensity. The first laser beam is received by a first optical receiver, which demodulates the first downstream data. The second laser beam is split in two. One laser beam is sent to a second optical receiver, which demodulates the second downstream data. The other laser beam is sent to a reflective semiconductor amplifier, which modulates the beam with upstream data and transmits the beam back to a receiver in the central optical system.
Abstract:
An apparatus includes a generator for obtaining at least two lightwave carriers from a single lightwave source, at least two modulators for selectively varying the lightwave carriers according to respective data signals; and a coupler for combining the modulated lightwave carriers for optical transmission. The generator can be one of an optical carrier suppression or phase modulation. The apparatus can employ a filter for separating the lightwave carriers by a fixed wavelength spacing before selectively varying the lightwave carriers according to the respective data signals. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the respective data signals are two 50 Gbit/s differential quadrature phase key DQPSK signals, each 50 Gbit/s DQPSK signal including a first 25 Gbit/s data signal out of phase with a second 25 Gbit/s data signal for selectively varying a respective one of the two lightwave carriers, and the combined modulated lightwave carriers are a 100 Gbit/s DQPSK signal. Preferably, the apparatus includes a modulator for pulse shaping the lightwave carriers.