Experimental Setup (IMAGE)

Optica

Experimental Setup

Caption

This shows an experimental setup consisting of the 495Gb/s PM-QPSK-8QAM transmitter, the transmission line system implemented in a recirculating loop, and the digital coherent receiver. WDM: wavelength division multiplexer; DSP: digital signal processing; DAC: digital to analog converter; ILF: interleave filter; IQ MOD: in-phase and quadrature modulator; POL MUX: polarization multiplexer; OA: optical amplifier; LO: local oscillator; O/E: optical to electrical converter; ULA: ultra-large area; ADC: analog to digital converter.

Credit

Image courtesy of AT&T Labs

Usage Restrictions

None

License

Licensed content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.