• DocumentCode
    712237
  • Title

    Practical implementation of higher order modulation beyond 16-QAM

  • Author

    Geyer, J.C. ; Doerr, C. ; Aydinlik, M. ; Nadarajah, N. ; Caballero, A. ; Rasmussen, C. ; Mikkelsen, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Acacia Commun. Inc., Maynard, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    22-26 March 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We review practical aspects of higher order QAM modulation for optical coherent transmission systems. Measurements of 64-QAM with a silicon-photonics based integrated transmitter show only minor degradation, when compared to a discrete components setup.
  • Keywords
    light transmission; optical modulation; optical transmitters; quadrature amplitude modulation; silicon; Si; higher order QAM modulation; optical coherent transmission system; silicon-photonics based integrated transmitter; Bit error rate; Digital signal processing; Modulation; Optical noise; Optical transmitters; Signal to noise ratio; Transceivers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7121574