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Multilevel pulse-position modulation for optical power-efficient communication |
Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 26, pp. B799-B804 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.00B799
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Abstract
A family of modulation formats is derived by combining pulse-position modulation (PPM) with multilevel dual-polarization signal constellations. With 16-PPM, gains of up to 5.4 dB are obtained over dual-polarization QPSK, at the cost of reduced spectral efficiency.
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OCIS Codes
(060.1660) Fiber optics and optical communications : Coherent communications
(060.4080) Fiber optics and optical communications : Modulation
(060.4510) Fiber optics and optical communications : Optical communications
ToC Category:
Transmission Systems and Network Elements
History
Original Manuscript: October 3, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: November 18, 2011
Published: December 6, 2011
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European Conference on Optical Communication 2011 (2011) Optics Express
Citation
Magnus Karlsson and Erik Agrell, "Multilevel pulse-position modulation for optical power-efficient communication," Opt. Express 19, B799-B804 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-19-26-B799
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