Constellation Optimization for Coherent Optical Channels Distorted by Nonlinear Phase Noise
Paper i proceeding, 2012

We consider the design of amplitude phase-shift keying (APSK) constellations, targeting their application to coherent fiber-optical communications. Phase compensation is used at the receiver to combat nonlinear phase noise caused by the Kerr-effect. We derive the probability density function of the post- compensated observation for multilevel constellations. Optimal APSK constellations in terms of symbol error probability (SEP) are found assuming a two-stage detector. Performance gains of 3.2 dB can be achieved compared to 16-QAM at a SEP of 10^−2. We optimize the number of rings, the number of points per ring, as well as the radius distribution of the constellation. For low to moderate nonlinearities, radius optimization only yields minor improvements over an equidistant spacing of rings. In the highly nonlinear regime, however, a smaller SEP can be achieved by “sacrificing” the outer ring of the constellation, in favor of achieving good SEP in the remaining rings.

self-phase modulation

optical Kerr-effect

nonlinear phase noise

APSK constellation

Författare

Christian Häger

Chalmers, Signaler och system, Kommunikation, Antenner och Optiska Nätverk

Alexandre Graell i Amat

Chalmers, Signaler och system, Kommunikation, Antenner och Optiska Nätverk

Alex Alvarado

University of Cambridge

Erik Agrell

Chalmers, Signaler och system, Kommunikation, Antenner och Optiska Nätverk

2012 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM)

2870-2875 6503552
978-081948496-3 (ISBN)

2012 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2012
Anaheim, USA,

Styrkeområden

Informations- och kommunikationsteknik

Ämneskategorier

Telekommunikation

Kommunikationssystem

Elektroteknik och elektronik

Infrastruktur

C3SE (Chalmers Centre for Computational Science and Engineering)

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.2012.6503552

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