Title :
Algorithms for optical QAM detection
Author :
Pfau, Timo ; Noé, Reinhold
Author_Institution :
EIM-E, Opt. Commun. & High-Freq. Eng., Univ. of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany
Abstract :
This paper presents a linewidth-tolerant carrier phase estimation algorithm for synchronous optical QAM transmission systems. The 2-stage structure of the algorithm allows a flexible and hardware-efficient implementation for arbitrary QAM constellations.
Keywords :
optical communication; optical modulation; quadrature amplitude modulation; linewidth-tolerant carrier phase estimation; quadrature amplitude modulation; synchronous optical QAM detection; Hardware; Laser noise; Optical detectors; Optical feedback; Optical fiber communication; Optical receivers; Phase estimation; Phase noise; Quadrature amplitude modulation; Testing; Optical communication; quadrature amplitude modulation; synchronous detection;
Conference_Titel :
Summer Topical Meeting, 2009. LEOSST '09. IEEE/LEOS
Conference_Location :
Newport Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3913-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1099-4742
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2009.5226258
