Title :
Improved distortion and dispersion tolerance of 4-level 40 Gb/s signals in amplified datacommunications links
Author :
Wonfor, A. ; Plumb, R.G.S. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H. ; Kenton White, J. ; Tombling, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
We show that 4-level 40 Gb/s modulation in an amplified link has a 3 dB greater tolerance to amplifier distortions and improved dispersion performance compared to the 2-level equivalent.
Keywords :
data communication; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 3 dB; 4-level modulation; 40 Gbit/s; amplified datacommunications links; dispersion tolerance; distortion tolerance;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
