Title :
BER Performance of MDL-Impaired MIMO-SDM Systems With Finite Constellation Inputs
Author :
Guan, Ke ; Winzer, P.J. ; Shtaif, Mark
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We evaluate the effect of mode-dependent loss (MDL) on the bit-error-ratio (BER) performance of optical multiple-input-multiple-output space-division multiplexing (MIMO-SDM) systems using finite signal constellations and maximum likelihood detection. Through analyses and numerical simulations, we study the signal-to-noise-ratio penalty incurred by MDL as a function of various system parameters.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; error statistics; maximum likelihood detection; numerical analysis; space division multiplexing; BER performance; MDL-impaired MIMO-SDM systems; bit-error-ratio performance; finite constellation inputs; finite signal constellations; maximum likelihood detection; mode-dependent loss; numerical simulations; optical multiple-input-multiple-output space-division multiplexing; signal-to-noise-ratio penalty; system parameters; Binary phase shift keying; Bit error rate; Multiplexing; Signal to noise ratio; Vectors; Space-division multiplexing; bit-error-ratio; mode-dependent loss;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2014.2318684
