Multi-TBaud Optical Coding Based on Superluminal Space-to-Time Mapping in Long Period Gratings

Reza Ashrafi, Ming Li, José Azaña

Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique–énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Montréal, Québec, Canada.

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.32B031                

Abstract

A novel time-domain ultra-fast pulse shaping approach for multi-TBaud serial optical communication signal (e.g. QPSK and 16-QAM) generation based on the first-order Born approximation in feasible all-fiber long-period gratings is proposed and numerically demonstrated.

Keywords

Pulse Shaping; Fiber Optics Components; All-optical Devices; Ultra-fast Processing

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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