8.32 Tbit/s coherent transmission using a quantum-dash mode-locked laser diode

Using a frequency comb from a quantum-dash mode-locked laser-diode, we transmit a line rate of 8.32 Tbit/s (52×40 GBd PDM-QPSK). Isolated comb lines do not show an additional penalty compared to a high-quality ECL.

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Published in2016 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) pp. 1 - 2
Main Authors Marin, P., Pfeifle, J., Kemal, J. N., Wolf, S., Vijayan, K., Chimot, N., Martinez, A., Ramdane, A., Lelarge, F., Freude, W., Koos, C.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published OSA 01.06.2016
Subjects
Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers
Frequency modulation
Optical fibers
Optimized production technology
Phase shift keying
Photonics
Wavelength division multiplexing
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Summary:Using a frequency comb from a quantum-dash mode-locked laser-diode, we transmit a line rate of 8.32 Tbit/s (52×40 GBd PDM-QPSK). Isolated comb lines do not show an additional penalty compared to a high-quality ECL.
DOI:10.1364/cleo_si.2016.sth1f.1