Three-Dimensional Modulation Formats with Constant Power for Optical Communications

Eight-Dimensional Modulation for Coherent Optical Communications

We propose several 8-dimensional modulation formats for coherent fiber-optic communications. For spectral efficiencies of 1.75 and 2 b/s/Hz/pol, the proposed modulations offer up to 1 dB gain over DP-QPSK. European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communication (ECOC) This work may not be copied or reproduced in whole or in part for any commercial purpose. Permission to copy in whole or in ...

Comparison of Optical Modulation Formats

High-dimensional modulation for coherent optical communications systems.

In this paper, we examine the performance of several modulation formats in more than four dimensions for coherent optical communications systems. We compare two high-dimensional modulation design methodologies based on spherical cutting of lattices and block coding of a 'base constellation' of binary phase shift keying (BPSK) on each dimension. The performances of modulation formats generated w...

Explorations in Modulation Formats for Nonlinear DWDM Fiber Optic Communications

Conversions among binary optical modulation formats.

We study the intrinsic relations and conversions among different binary modulation formats such as non-return-to-zero (NRZ), return-to-zero (RZ), carrier-suppressed return-to-zero (CSRZ), differential-phase-shift-keying (DPSK), duobinary, and alternate-mark-inversion (AMI). In particular, we experimentally demonstrate the new conversion from CSRZ to duobinary using a Mach-Zehnder delay interfer...