• DocumentCode
    712357
  • Title

    On optimal modulation and FEC overhead for future optical networks

  • Author

    Alvarado, Alex ; Ives, David J. ; Savory, Seb J. ; Bayvel, Polina

  • Author_Institution
    Opt. Networks Group, Univ. Coll. London, London, UK
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    22-26 March 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Transceivers employing square PM-QAM with up to two FEC overheads are optimized based on the SNR distribution. For NSFNET two FEC overheads with PM-16QAM give an 82% throughput increase compared with PM-QPSK with 7% overhead.
  • Keywords
    forward error correction; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; quadrature amplitude modulation; quadrature phase shift keying; FEC overhead; NSFNET; PM-16QAM; PM-QPSK; SNR distribution; optical networks; optimal modulation; transceivers; Forward error correction; Modulation; Optical fiber networks; Optical transmitters; Receivers; Signal to noise ratio; Throughput;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7121702