Title :
Comparison between square and stepped-square QAM for optical transmission
Author :
Awadalla, Ahmed ; Kuang-Tsan Wu ; Yevick, David
Author_Institution :
Infinera Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
We present a comparison of QAM and stepped-square QAM (SS-QAM) for optical transmission. While offering lower average power and 2D peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR), SS-QAM suffers a penalty in baseband due to higher 1D-PAPR.
Keywords :
light transmission; optical communication; optical modulation; quadrature amplitude modulation; 1D-PAPR; 2D peak-to-average power ratio; SS-QAM; optical transmission; square QAM; stepped-square QAM; Decoding; Encoding; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Quadrature amplitude modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
