Performance Improvements of Different Modulation Formats by Applying Adaptive Electronic Equalisation in 43 Gbit/s Systems

16 September 2007

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The system tolerance improvements by analog electronic equalisation have been experimentally evaluated for different 43 Gbit/s modulation formats (OOK, DPSK, PSBT). Up to 70% higher DGD and 60% higher CD tolerance has been achieved.