Title :
Four-dimensional optimized constellations for coherent optical transmission systems
Author :
Karlsson, Magnus ; Agrell, Erik
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microtechnol. & Nanosci., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Gothenburg, Sweden
Abstract :
We investigate power-efficient modulation formats in the four-dimensional signal space that is used by most coherent transmission systems. The sensitivity and spectral efficiency trade-off is discussed, with and without forward error correction.
Keywords :
forward error correction; light transmission; coherent optical transmission system; coherent transmission system; forward error correction; four-dimensional optimized constellation; four-dimensional signal space; power-efficient modulation format; sensitivity; spectral efficiency trade-off; Adaptive optics; Binary phase shift keying; Optical polarization; Optical sensors; Sensitivity;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621574
