Time-Division Hybrid Modulation Formats: Tx Operation Strategies and Countermeasures to Nonlinear Propagation

Vittorio Curri, Andrea Carena, P. Poggiolini, Roberto Cigliutti, F. Forghieri, C.R.S. Fludger, T. Kupfer

Optical Fiber Communication Conference · 2014 · 36 citations · 9 references

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We propose four strategies for TDHMF Tx operation. BER minimization permits PM-QPSK/PM-16QAM performance similar to PM-8QAM’s. In TDHMF nonlinear propagation, predistortion and/or polarization interleaving enables the maximum reach predicted by GN-model.

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