Title :
Experimental evaluation of coded modulation for a coherent PDM system with high spectral efficiency
Author :
Schmalen, Laurent ; Dischler, Roman
Author_Institution :
Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs, Lorenzstr. 10, 70435 Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract :
We experimentally evaluate the performance of optimized constellation labelings together with soft-FEC decoding using low-density parity-check codes in a coherent burst-mode PDM system with spectral efficiency of 12 bit/channel use.
Keywords :
Labeling; Modulation; OFDM; Optical noise; Optimization; Receivers; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
