Title :
Biorthogonal modulation in 8 dimensions experimentally implemented as 2PPM-PS-QPSK
Author :
Eriksson, Tobias A. ; Johannisson, Pontus ; Agrell, Erik ; Andrekson, Peter A. ; Karlsson, Magnus
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microtechnol. & Nanosci., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate biorthogonal modulation in 8 dimensions as binary pulse-position modulation polarization-switched QPSK. We compare this format with PM-QPSK at the same bit rate and show a 1.4 dB sensitivity gain and 84 % increased transmission distance.
Keywords :
phase shift keying; pulse position modulation; 2PPM-PS-QPSK; binary pulse-position modulation polarization-switched QPSK; biorthogonal modulation; Biorthogonal modulation; Bit error rate; Optical attenuators; Optical polarization; Phase shift keying; Sensitivity;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.W1A.5
