title: Generating arbitrary optical signal constellations using microring resonators.
abstract: It is shown that two mutually uncoupled microresonators in series can adequately cover the entire I-Q space and render the realization of QAM signals possible. This approach is based on the independent optimization of each microresonator for amplitude and phase modulation respectively. Generation of 16 quadrature amplitude modulation is demonstrated by means of simulation.
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 69978. syos@eng.tau.ac.il
authors.forename: Yossef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ehrlichman
authors.forename: Ofer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Amrani
authors.forename: Shlomo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruschin
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D055617:Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008904:Miniaturization; D055096:Optical Devices