Conference Proceedings
100-Gb/s complex direct modulation over 1600-km SSMF using probabilistic transition estimation
D Che, F Yuan, W Shieh
2017 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition Ofc 2017 Proceedings | IEEE | Published : 2017
Abstract
We demonstrate single-channel 100-Gb/s polarization-multiplexed PAM-4 with 2 independent directly modulated lasers using only 12.5-GHz electrical bandwidth. By probabilistic transition estimation, this complex-modulated PAM system achieves a record distance of 1600 km.