Multidimensional Modulation and Coding in Optical Transport
Journal article, 2017

This paper reviews the performance of optimized modulation formats in 2, 4, and 8 dimensions. We present performance (lower bounds) for higher dimensions by exploiting known performance of binary block codes. Ultimately, the achievable information rates of given modulation formats and receiver types are limited by the mutual information and generalized mutual information. We exemplify how these metrics can be used for system performance as well as to quantify the performance differences between four types of systems; using hard or soft decision on bits or symbols.

Optimized modulation

Binary block codes

Generalized mutual information

Mutual informations

Achievable information rate

Modulation formats

Multi-dimensional modulations

Higher dimensions

Author

Magnus Karlsson

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Photonics

Erik Agrell

Chalmers, Signals and Systems, Kommunikationssystem, informationsteori och antenner

Journal of Lightwave Technology

0733-8724 (ISSN)

Vol. PP 99 7582378-

Driving Forces

Sustainable development

Areas of Advance

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Roots

Basic sciences

Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)

Communication Systems

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2016.2615124

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Created

10/7/2017