Maximum Achievable Constrained Power Efficiencies of MPPM- $L$ QAM Techniques

Hossam M. H. Shalaby
2015 IEEE Photonics Technology Letters  
The maximum achievable power efficiency of a multipulse pulse-position modulation-L-ary quadratureamplitude modulation (MPPM-LQAM) technique under a constraint on its spectral efficiency is obtained. Variations to this technique that include polarization multiplexing and switching are considered as well. A simple characterization to the maximum achievable power efficiency is derived under the above constraint. Our results are compared with that of traditional QAM techniques under same
more » ... s. The results reveal that at spectral efficiency constraints of 1.5, 2.5, and 3.5 bit/sym/pol, the power efficiency of MPPM-LQAM technique is better than that of traditional QAM technique by ∼3.9, 2.2, and 1.4 dB, respectively.
doi:10.1109/lpt.2015.2416205 fatcat:3oekgnzdqbguvimxwjk6yn7lge