Integrated Dual-DFB Laser for 408 GHz Carrier Generation Enabling 131 Gbit/s Wireless Transmission over 10.7 Meters

• DOI: 10.1364/ofc.2019.th1c.2
• Publication Date: 2019-02-25T15:56:41Z
• Authors: Shi Jia; Mu-Chieh Lo; Lu Zhang; Oskars Ozolins; Aleksejs Udalcovs; Deming Kong; Xiaodan Pang; Xianbin Yu; Shilin Xiao; Sergei Popov; Jiajia Chen; Guillermo Carpintero; Toshio Morioka; Hao Hu; Leif K. Oxenlewe
• Keywords: Gigabit; Modulation (music); QAM

A monolithically integrated dual-DFB laser generates a 408 GHz carrier used for demonstrating record-high single-channel bit rate of 131 Gbit/s transmitted over 10.7 m. 16-QAM-OFDM modulation and specific nonlinear equalization techniques are employed.