Title :
Eight-dimensional modulation for coherent optical communications
Author :
Koike-Akino, Toshiaki ; Millar, David S. ; Kojima, Keisuke ; Parsons, Kieran
Author_Institution :
Mitsubishi Electr. Res. Labs. (MERL), Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We propose several 8-dimensional modulation formats for coherent fiber-optic communications. For spectral efficiencies of 1.75 and 2 b/s/Hz/pol, the proposed modulations offer up to 1 dB gain over DP-QPSK.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical modulation; quadrature phase shift keying; DP-QPSK; coherent fiber-optic communications; eight-dimensional modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC 2013), 39th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
London
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-759-5
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2013.1368
