Colorless flexible signal generator for elastic networks and rapid prototyping

We experimentally demonstrate a flexible signal generator that can simultaneously generate arbitrary mixes of variable-bandwidth OFDM superchannels, and gridless WDM and OTDM channels. The device is based on reconfigurable multi-input pulse-shaping of data-modulated pulses.

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