Title :
Impact of using multi-level modulation format in multi-core fiber
Author :
Chang, J.H. ; Choi, H.G. ; Chung, Y.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
We evaluate the impact of using high-order formats on the capacity of multi-core fiber. The results show that the use of higher-order format can reduce the achievable capacity per area due to its lower crosstalk tolerance.
Keywords :
optical crosstalk; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; crosstalk tolerance; multicore fiber capacity; multilevel modulation format; Crosstalk; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Phase shift keying; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2012 17th
Conference_Location :
Busan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0976-9
Electronic_ISBN :
2166-8884
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2012.6276612
