PAM-8 IM/DD Transmission Based on Modified Lookup Table Nonlinear Predistortion

In this paper, a modified lookup table (LUT) nonlinear predistortion method is proposed. With the modified LUT method, the number of patterns and the computational complexity can be reduced by half with a similar system performance comparing with normal LUT. We experimentally demonstrate an 8-ary pu...

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Main Authors: Jiao Zhang, Pengqi Gou, Miao Kong, Kaibo Fang, Jiangnan Xiao, Qi Zhang, Xiangjun Xin, Jianjun Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2018-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8345179/
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Summary:In this paper, a modified lookup table (LUT) nonlinear predistortion method is proposed. With the modified LUT method, the number of patterns and the computational complexity can be reduced by half with a similar system performance comparing with normal LUT. We experimentally demonstrate an 8-ary pulse amplitude modulation (PAM-8) intensity modulation and direct detection (IM&#x002F;DD) transmission over 15-km fiber using a directly modulated laser (DML) based on modified LUT. Around 1-dB receiver sensitivity improvement at bit-error ratio of 3.8 &#x00D7; 10<sup> &#x2013;3</sup> is achieved by adopting a modified LUT over 15-km fiber transmission at 2&#x00A0;Gbaud based on a commercial DML. In addition, we also experimentally demonstrate Mach&#x2013;Zehnder modulator based 40&#x00A0;Gbaud PAM-8 IM&#x002F;DD transmission under back-to-back case, about 1-dB receiver sensitivity can also be improved.
ISSN:1943-0655