Time-resolved Q-factor measurement and its application in performance analysis of 42.6 Gbit/s packets generated by SGDBR lasers

Arvind K. Mishra, Andrew D. Ellis, Liam P. Barry

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Abstract

We demonstrate a novel time-resolved Q-factor measurement technique and demonstrate its application in the analysis of optical packet switching systems with high information spectral density. For the first time, we report the time-resolved Q-factor measurement of 42.6 Gbit/s AM-PSK and DQPSK modulated packets, which were generated by a SGDBR laser under wavelength switching. The time dependent degradation of Q-factor performance during the switching transient was analyzed and was found to be correlated with different laser switching characteristics in each case.
Original languageEnglish
Article number5398947
Pages (from-to)1144-1151
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Lightwave Technology
Volume28
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Apr 2010

Keywords

  • DQPSK
  • SGDBR laser
  • optical packet switching , wavelength-switching characteristics

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