The Best Modulation Format for Symmetrical Single-wavelength 50-Gb/s PON at O-band: PAM, CAP or DMT?
Jianyu Zhang, Min Zhu, Kaihui Wang, Qingyi Zhou, Bingchang Hua, Yuancheng Cai, Mingzheng Lei, Yucong Zou, Aijie Li, Wei Xu, Jikuan Wang, Xiang Liu, Jianjun Yu
Abstract
We experimentally demonstrated and compared PAM-4, CAP-16QAM and DMT-16QAM modulations in a symmetrical 50-Gb/s/λ PON based on bandwidth-limited optics over the same fiber link at O-band. The performance of power budget and dispersion are discussed.
Topics & Concepts
Quadrature amplitude modulationPassive optical networkBandwidth (computing)Modulation (music)OpticsWavelengthPhysicsPower budgetWavelength-division multiplexingDispersion (optics)Power (physics)OptoelectronicsTelecommunicationsComputer scienceBit error rateChannel (broadcasting)Electric power systemAcousticsQuantum mechanicsOptical Network TechnologiesAdvanced Photonic Communication SystemsAdvanced Optical Network Technologies