PAM-n Solutions for Low-Cost Implementations of 100 Gbps/Λ Transmissions

Conference: ECOC 2016 - 42nd European Conference on Optical Communication
09/18/2016 - 09/22/2016 at Düsseldorf, Deutschland

Proceedings: ECOC 2016

Pages: 3Language: englishTyp: PDF

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Authors:
Prodaniuc, Cristian (Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH, Munich, Germany & Nanophotonics Technology Center, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46002 Valencia, Spain)
Stojanovic, Nebojsa; Karinou, Fotini; Qiang, Zhang (Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH, Munich, Germany)
Dippon, Thomas (Keysight Technologies Deutschland GmbH, Herrenberger Str. 130, 71034 Boeblingen, Germany)
Llorente, Roberto (Nanophotonics Technology Center, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46002 Valencia, Spain)

Abstract:
We experimentally demonstrate 112 Gbps PAM-4 and 126 Gbps PAM-8 BTB transmissions using bandlimited setups with less than 12 GHz 3-dB bandwidth. 4D-PAM-5 TCM is also implemented, showing power sensitivity gains over PAM-4 at rates of up to 88 Gbps.