Block length effect of decision-aided maximum likelihood phase estimation in coherent optical communication systems

Author

Zhang, Shaoliang ; Kam, Pooi Yuen ; Yu, Changyuan

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We extend our decision-aided maximum likelihood phase estimation receiver for various coherent phase-modulated optical systems with laser phase noise, and investigate the optimal memory length by using extensive Monte-Carlo simulations.

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; maximum likelihood estimation; optical modulation; optical noise; optical receivers; phase estimation; phase modulation; phase noise; Monte Carlo simulation; block length effect; coherent optical communication systems; decision aided maximum likelihood phase estimation; laser phase noise; maximum likelihood phase estimation receiver; optimal memory length; phase modulated optical systems; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Maximum likelihood estimation; Optical fiber communication; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Phase detection; Phase estimation; Phase noise; (060.1660) Coherent communications; (060.2360) Fiber optics links and subsystems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Type

conf

Filename

5224450