title: Tunable optical wavelength conversion of OFDM signal using a periodically-poled lithium niobate waveguide.
abstract: We experimentally demonstrate tunable optical wavelength conversion of a 10-Gb/s radio frequency (RF)-tone assisted orthogonal-frequency-division-multiplexing (OFDM) signal with approximately-5 dB (approximately 30%) efficiency over approximately 30 nm bandwidth using a periodically-poled lithium-niobate (PPLN) waveguide. A penalty of < 3 dB is obtained after wavelength conversion. Quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) size and subcarrier number are varied to further evaluate the performance of the wavelength converter.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Electrical Engineering - Systems, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. xiaoxia@usc.edu
authors.forename: Xiaoxia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Wei-Ren
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Vahid
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Arbab
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Willner
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008872:Microwaves; D009556:Niobium / Q000737:chemistry*; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D010087:Oxides; D009556:Niobium; C091692:lithium niobate