Linearisation Method of DML-Based Transmitters for Optical Communications Part III: Pulse Amplitude Modulation
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Publication Date
2021Journal Title
Journal of Lightwave Technology
ISSN
0733-8724
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Volume
39
Issue
22
Pages
7168-7178
Type
Article
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Bamiedakis, N., Cunningham, D., & Penty, R. (2021). Linearisation Method of DML-Based Transmitters for Optical Communications Part III: Pulse Amplitude Modulation. Journal of Lightwave Technology, 39 (22), 7168-7178. https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2021.3113625
Abstract
A new linearization method for optical transmitters based on directly modulated lasers (DMLs), named the Stretched A method, was proposed in Parts I and II of this work. Parts I and II presented the theoretical framework of the method for non-return-To-zero (NRZ) modulation and related detailed simulation and experimental results. Here, we extend the method to pulse amplitude modulation schemes (PAM). Focussing on 4-level PAM (PAM-4), we present the theoretical background and discuss implementation options. A simplified variation of the method for the generation of PAM signals with a significantly lower number of sub-currents is proposed. Simulation studies for PAM-4 transmission at 50 GBaud (100 Gb/s) and an experimental proof-of-principle demonstration at 16 GBaud (32 Gb/s) are reported based on 850 nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs). For PAM-4, products of effective eye diagram areas ({\boldsymbol{PS}}) of 0.6 × 10-5 and 43 × 10-5 before and after applying the Stretched A method were measured, demonstrating an improvement ratio of ∼72. The sensitivity and tolerances of the method are analyzed using simulation and experiment.
Keywords
Directly-modulated lasers, linearization method, non-linearity, optical transmitters, pulse amplitude modulation, vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers
Sponsorship
EPSRC (via University of Leeds) (RG.ELEC.114773)
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2021.3113625
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/334132
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