Title :
Laser Linewidth Limitations for Optical Systems with High-Order Modulation Employing Feed Forward Digital Carrier Phase Estimation
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Inst. for Telecommun., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
Laser linewidth requirements for optical systems with homodyne detection and feed forward digital phase estimation are determined by extensive Monte Carlo simulations, and shown to be a stringent limitation for high-order modulation formats.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; optical modulation; Monte Carlo simulations; feed forward digital carrier phase estimation; high-order modulation; homodyne detection; laser linewidth limitations; laser linewidth requirements; optical systems; Digital modulation; Feeds; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Phase estimation; Phase modulation; Quadrature amplitude modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528637
