Title :
Demonstration of 8-level subcarrier modulation sensitivity improvement in an IM/DD system
Author :
Szczerba, Krzysztof ; Karout, Johnny ; Agrell, Erik ; Westbergh, Petter ; Karlsson, Magnus ; Andrekson, Peter ; Larsson, Anders
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microtechnol. & Nanosci., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Gothenburg, Sweden
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate up to 2 dB sensitivity improvement for 8-level subcarrier modulation compared to conventional 8-level subcarrier modulation.
Keywords :
intensity modulation; optical modulation; quadrature amplitude modulation; 8-level subcarrier modulation sensitivity improvement; IM-DD system; SCM; direct detection system; intensity modulation system; star 8-QAM; Adaptive optics; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical modulation; Optical sensors; Sensitivity;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
