• DocumentCode
    733792
  • Title

    56 Gb/s, PAM-4 transmission over 25 km, using IQ modulator and unequally spaced levels

  • Author

    Prodaniuc, Cristian ; Stojanovic, Nebojsa ; Karinou, Fotini ; Goeger, Gernot ; Zhang Qiang ; Llorente, Roberto

  • Author_Institution
    Huawei Technol. Dusseldorf GmbH, Munich, Germany
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We propose a PAM-4 modulation scheme with unequally spaced levels in order to mitigate chirp effects caused by IQ modulators. Experimental results of 56 Gb/s transmission over 25 km link demonstrate the robustness of this modulation concept.
  • Keywords
    optical communication equipment; optical links; optical modulation; pulse amplitude modulation; IQ modulator; PAM-4 modulation scheme; PAM-4 transmission; bit rate 56 Gbit/s; chirp effects; optical link; unequally spaced levels; Chirp; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical pulses;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7184234