Abstract
We demonstrate 400 Gbit/s frequency-division-multiplexed and polarization-division-multiplexed 256 QAM-OFDM transmission over 720 km with a spectral efficiency of 14 bit/s/Hz by using high-resolution frequency domain equalization (FDE) and digital back-propagation (DBP) methods. A detailed analytical evaluation of the 256 QAM-OFDM transmission is also provided, which clarifies the influence of quantization error in the digital coherent receiver on the waveform distortion compensation with DBP.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2632-2641 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Optics Express |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 Feb 11 |