Quadrature demultiplexing using a degenerate vector parametric amplifier

Opt Express. 2014 Dec 1;22(24):29424-34. doi: 10.1364/OE.22.029424.

Abstract

We report on quadrature demultiplexing of a quadrature phase-shift keying (QPSK) signal into two cross-polarized binary phase-shift keying (BPSK) signals with negligible penalty at bit-error rate (BER) equal to 10(-9). The all-optical quadrature demultiplexing is achieved using a degenerate vector parametric amplifier operating in phase-insensitive mode. We also propose and demonstrate the use of a novel and simple phase-locked loop (PLL) scheme based on detecting the envelope of one of the signals after demultiplexing in order to achieve stable quadrature decomposition.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amplifiers, Electronic*
  • Analog-Digital Conversion
  • Optical Fibers
  • Radio Waves
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted*