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  • All-Optical Modulation Format Conversions from PAM4 to QPSK and 16QAM Using Silicon-Rich Nitride Waveguides Open Access

    Yuto FUJIHARA  Asahi SUEYOSHI  Alisson RODRIGUES DE PAULA  Akihiro MARUTA  Ken MISHINA  

     
    PAPER

      Pubricized:
    2023/05/11
      Vol:
    E106-B No:11
      Page(s):
    1074-1083

    Quadrature phase-shift keying (QPSK) and 16-quadrature amplitude modulation (16QAM) formats are deployed in inter-data center networks where high transmission capacity and spectral efficiency are required. However, in intra-data center networks, a four-level pulse amplitude modulation (PAM4) format is deployed to satisfy the requirements for a simple and low-cost transceiver configuration. For the seamless and effective connection of such heterogeneous networks without an optical-electrical-optical conversion, an all-optical modulation format conversion technique is required. In this paper, we propose all-optical PAM4 to QPSK and 16QAM modulation format conversions using silicon-rich nitride waveguides. The successful conversions from 50-Gbps-class PAM4 signals to 50-Gbps-class QPSK and 100-Gbps-class 16QAM signals are demonstrated via numerical simulations.