Title :
Novel optical modulation scheme for 16-QAM format with quadrant differential encoding
Author :
Secondini, M. ; Forestieri, E. ; Cavaliere, F.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
We propose a novel modulation scheme for the generation of 16-QAM optical signals. The proposed scheme employs only two-level electrical driving signals and implements a quadrant differential encoding rule with minimum precoding.
Keywords :
modulation coding; optical modulation; precoding; quadrature amplitude modulation; QAM optical signal; minimum precoding; optical modulation scheme; quadrant differential encoding; quadrature amplitude modulation; two-level electrical driving signal; Amplitude modulation; Chirp modulation; Encoding; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Phase modulation; Phase shift keying; Quadrature amplitude modulation; Signal generators; Optical multi-level modulation; quadrant differential encoding;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2009. PS '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3857-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3856-3
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2009.5307754
