• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 14, Issue 4, 040602 (2016)
Zilong He1、*, Wentao Liu1, Bailin Shen2, Xue Chen1, Xiqing Gao1, Sheping Shi2, Qi Zhang2, Dongdong Shang2, Yongning Ji2, and Yingfeng Liu2
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Lab of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China
  • 2ZTE Corporation, Beijing 100191, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201614.040602 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zilong He, Wentao Liu, Bailin Shen, Xue Chen, Xiqing Gao, Sheping Shi, Qi Zhang, Dongdong Shang, Yongning Ji, Yingfeng Liu. Flexible multidimensional modulation formats based on PM-QPSK constellations for elastic optical networks[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(4): 040602 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) PM-kSC-QPSK implementation using the PM-QPSK hardware configuration and (b) joint-decision algorithm.
    Fig. 1. (a) PM-kSC-QPSK implementation using the PM-QPSK hardware configuration and (b) joint-decision algorithm.
    Experimental setup for the 500 km PM-kSC-QPSK transmission system at 32 Gbaud. (a) Transmitter, (b) spectrum of the modulated signal, (c) transmission link, and (d) receiver.
    Fig. 2. Experimental setup for the 500 km PM-kSC-QPSK transmission system at 32 Gbaud. (a) Transmitter, (b) spectrum of the modulated signal, (c) transmission link, and (d) receiver.
    (a) Measured B2B BER for PM-2SC-QPSK, PM-4SC-QPSK, and PM-QPSK at 32 Gbaud (i.e., at the bit rates of 96 Gb/s for PM-2SC-QPSK, 112 Gb/s for PM-4SC-QPSK, and 128 Gb/s for PM-QPSK). (b) Constellations measured back to back at 15.7 dB OSNR. (c) The measured BER after 500 km transmission for PM-QPSK, PM-2SC-QPSK, and PM-4SC-QPSK at 32 Gbaud.
    Fig. 3. (a) Measured B2B BER for PM-2SC-QPSK, PM-4SC-QPSK, and PM-QPSK at 32 Gbaud (i.e., at the bit rates of 96 Gb/s for PM-2SC-QPSK, 112 Gb/s for PM-4SC-QPSK, and 128 Gb/s for PM-QPSK). (b) Constellations measured back to back at 15.7 dB OSNR. (c) The measured BER after 500 km transmission for PM-QPSK, PM-2SC-QPSK, and PM-4SC-QPSK at 32 Gbaud.
    FormatsSE (bit/sym/pol)Info/Gross Bit rate (Gb/s)Rx Sensitivitya(dB/0.1 nm)
    PM-QPSK2128/12815.7
    PM-2SC-QPSK1.596/12813.3
    PM-4SC-QPSK1.75112/12814
    Table 1. Multidimensional Modulation Formats and Their Characteristics
    Zilong He, Wentao Liu, Bailin Shen, Xue Chen, Xiqing Gao, Sheping Shi, Qi Zhang, Dongdong Shang, Yongning Ji, Yingfeng Liu. Flexible multidimensional modulation formats based on PM-QPSK constellations for elastic optical networks[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(4): 040602
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