132.2-Gb/s PDM-8QAM-OFDM transmission at 4-b/s/Hz spectral efficiency

Sander L. Jansen*, Abdullah Al Amin, Hidenori Takahashi, Itsuro Morita, Hideaki Tanaka

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Abstract

In this letter, we investigate 132.2-Gb/s polarization- division-multiplexed orthogonal frequency-division-multiplexing (PDM-OFDM) transmission at 25-GHz channel spacing. We show that the nonlinear tolerance is dependent on the OFDM symbol length. By using 14.4-ns-long OFDM symbols, 7 × 132.2-Gb/s transmission of PDM-OFDM at 4-b/s/Hz spectral efficiency is reported over 1300-km standard single-mode fiber.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)802-804
Number of pages3
JournalIEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume21
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009 Jun 15
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bit error rate
  • Chromatic dispersion compensation
  • Fast Fourier transform (FFT)
  • Long-haul transmission
  • Modulation
  • OFDM
  • Optical polarization
  • Optical transmitters
  • Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM)
  • Phase noise
  • Wavelength division multiplexing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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