Title :
Novel digital pre-distortion techniques for low-extinction ratio Mach-Zehnder modulators
Author :
Napoli, Antonio ; Mezghanni, Mahdi M. ; Rafique, Danish ; Sleiffer, Vincent A. J. M. ; Spinnler, Bernhard ; Bohn, Marc
Author_Institution :
Coriant R&D GmbH, Munich, Germany
Abstract :
A novel digital pre-distortion technique for low-extinction ratio modulators is presented. Penalty-free transmission in back-to-back system configuration is reported for 16- and 64QAM at 32GBaud with modulator extinction ratios as low as 14dB.
Keywords :
optical distortion; optical modulation; quadrature amplitude modulation; 16QAM; 64QAM; Penalty-free transmission; back-to-back system configuration; digital pre-distortion techniques; low-extinction ratio Mach-Zehnder modulators; modulator extinction ratios; Erbium; Modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Optical transmitters; Power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
