High-spectral-efficiency optical modulation formats

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 3824-3835

  Winzer, Peter J ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Coding; coherent detection; digital signal processing; DSP; FEC; modulation; PDM; QAM; QPSK; SDM; WDM

Indexed keywords

CODING; COHERENT DETECTION; DSP; FEC; SDM;

AGGREGATES; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; EFFICIENCY; LIGHT MODULATION; MODULATION; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; QUADRATURE AMPLITUDE MODULATION; QUADRATURE PHASE SHIFT KEYING; SPACE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

MULTIPLEXING;

EID: 84871381155     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2012.2212180     Document Type: Article

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