Title :
Experimental measurements of the impact of multi-path interference on PAM signals
Author :
Fludger, C.R.S. ; Mazzini, M. ; Kupfer, Theo ; Traverso, M.
Author_Institution :
Cisco Opt. GmbH, Nürnberg, Germany
Abstract :
We measure the impact of reflection induced multi-path interference on 32Gbaud PAM-2, 4 and 8. We show a good agreement with a Gaussian model and discuss system scenarios using standardised connectors.
Keywords :
Gaussian processes; electromagnetic interference; light reflection; optical couplers; optical interconnections; pulse amplitude modulation; Gaussian model; PAM-2 signal; PAM-4 signal; PAM-8 signal; reflection induced multipath interference; standardised connectors; Bit error rate; Connectors; Finite impulse response filters; Interference; Interferometers; Noise; Reflection;
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.W1F.6
