MZM Optimization of PAM-4 Transmission in Data Center Interconnect

Eduard Sonkin; Dan Sadot; Gilad Katz

doi:10.3390/app9040637

Applied Sciences (Feb 2019)

MZM Optimization of PAM-4 Transmission in Data Center Interconnect

Eduard Sonkin,
Dan Sadot,
Gilad Katz

Affiliations

Eduard Sonkin: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Ness Ziona 741402, Israel
Dan Sadot: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Ness Ziona 741402, Israel
Gilad Katz: The Holon Institute of Technology, Holon 5810201, Israel

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app9040637
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 4
p. 637

Abstract

Read online

An analog optimization of 4-level pulse amplitude modulation (PAM-4) signal is proposed, together with maximum likelihood sequence estimation digital signal processing. The proposed optimizations are verified by experimental demonstration at 53 Gbaud, indicating an improvement of 4⁻5 dB in the optical signal to noise sensitivity.

Published in Applied Sciences

ISSN: 2076-3417 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); Science: Biology (General); Science: Physics; Science: Chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci

About the journal

Abstract

Keywords