DocumentCode
1876862
Title
Experimental comparison of the RZ-DPSK and NRZ-DPSK modulation formats
Author
Cai, J.-X. ; Davidson, C.R. ; Foursa, D.G. ; Liu, L. ; Cai, Y. ; Bakhshi, B. ; Mohs, G. ; Patterson, W.W. ; Corbett, P.C. ; Lucero, A.J. ; Anderson, W. ; Li, H. ; Nissov, M. ; Pilipetskii, A.N. ; Bergano, Neal S.
Author_Institution
Tyco Telecommun., Eatontown, NJ, USA
Volume
4
fYear
2005
fDate
6-11 March 2005
Abstract
The RZ-DPSK and NRZ-DPSK modulation formats were experimentally compared using installed undersea fiber links. Our results show a 1-1.5 dB RZ benefit with optimized RZ modulation depth for both 25-GHz and 33-GHz spaced channels.
Keywords
differential phase shift keying; optical cables; optical modulation; phase modulation; submarine cables; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM; NRZ-DPSK; RZ-DPSK; modulation depth; modulation formats; phase modulation; undersea fiber links; Channel spacing; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Modulation; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical transmitters; Power measurement; Q factor; Signal to noise ratio; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN
1-55752-783-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2005.192982
Filename
1501520
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