Influence of Channel Misalignment of Time-interleaved DAC on Sensitivity Degradation in Coherent Optical Receivers

Jan 1, 2013·
Changyo Han
,
Koji Igarashi
,
Kazuro Kikuchi
· 0 min read
Abstract
The time-interleaved architecture is indispensable for high-speed digital-to-analog converters (DACs) in coherent optical transmitters. After analyzing the impact of misalignment of time-interleaved channels, we measure receiver-sensitivity degradation by such misalignment using QPSK and 16-QAM signals.
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Publication
Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC 2013)