Title : 
Traceback equalization against modulation non-uniformity in QAM transmitters
         
        
            Author : 
Sakamoto, Takanori ; Lu, G.-W. ; Kawanishi, Tetsuyas
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Koganei, Japan
         
        
        
            fDate : 
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Investigated is a traceback equalization technique for non-uniformly synthesized optical QAM signals. Non-uniform impairments in a transmitter are individually estimated and signals are most likely decoded. Numerical proof is provided investigating 10-Gbaud, 16QAM signal reception.
         
        
            Keywords : 
numerical analysis; optical modulation; optical transmitters; quadrature amplitude modulation; 16QAM signal reception; QAM transmitters; modulation nonuniformity; nonuniform impairments; nonuniformly synthesized optical QAM signals; numerical analysis; traceback equalization; Distortion; Equalizers; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Quadrature amplitude modulation;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference held jointly with 2013 International Conference on Photonics in Switching (OECC/PS), 2013 18th
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Kyoto