Optical 8‐ary phase shift keying modulation format generator based on three microring modulators

We propose a novel multi-dimensional optical transmission system based on a direct detection system. In the proposed system, quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK), binary polarized intensity rotational frequency shift keying (PIRBFSK), and binary differential phase shift keying (DBPSK) signals modulated by optical intensity, polarization, and phase are simultaneously transmitted for optical multi-dimensional transmission. The signal transmission performance of the proposed modulation technique and the possible interference of each dimension modulation were numerically and experimentally analyzed. The performance of the proposed system was verified using the bit error rate (BER), eye diagram, and spectrum of the received multi-dimensional signal.

An all-optical format conversion (AOFC) scheme of star-m-ary quadrature amplitude modulation (star-mQAM) based on a nonlinear Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) with nested-pump assisted nonlinear optical loop mirror (nested-PA-NOLM) is proposed and numerically simulated. In this scheme, input multi-Gbps star-8QAM signals can be converted into three quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) signals (namely QPSK-A, -B and -C) through the PA-NOLM under different input power of the signal and the pump. The nonlinear MZI is formed by two PA-NOLMs of the upper and the lower arms, the former and the latter 3-dB optical couplers (OCs), a directional variable optical attenuator (VOA) in the upper arm and a directional variable phase shifter (VPS) in the lower arm. A VOA and a VPS are used to adjust the power ratio (PR) and relative phase shift (RPS) between any two of QPSK-A, -B and -C. When any two adjusted signals in QPSK-A, -B and -C are coherently superposed, the aggregated star-8QAM signal can be extracted again. Furthermore, the proposed scheme can also be used to convert the 20 Gbps bipolar 4-ary pulse amplitude modulation (PAM4) signal into two 10 Gbps BPSK signals and a 20 Gbps QPSK signal. When the proposed scheme is combined with the phase-sensitive amplification (PSA), it can also be used to convert one 16QAM into two QPSK signals. The scheme performance is analyzed via constellation diagrams, power waveforms, the error vector magnitude (EVM) and the bit error rate (BER) of the optical signals. The scheme can not only be deployed in optical gateways to connect optical networks using different modulation formats, but also has a potential applied advantage in security information transmission between different optical networks.

The WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is a technology in<strong> </strong>broadband wireless access, which employs OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) as an alternative transmission to enable high speed data in communication system. This research aim is to analyze the performance system of the OFDM-Based WiMAX, which used the cyclic prefix. The model was designed in four schemes of simulation method, the BPSK (Binary Phase Shift Keying, QPSK (Quadrature Phase Shift Keying), 16 QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) and 64 QAM. Each scheme was investigated BER (Bit Error Rate) on AWGN (Additive White Gaussian Noise) channel and multipath Rayleigh fading channel, which had applied the cyclic prefix. By simulation of the cyclic prefix was produced the modulation measurement of the BPSK, QPSK, 16 and 64 QAM. The performance result of Eb/No 15 dB was obtained the BER of BPSK and QPSK of 1.11E-11, the BER of 16 QAM and 64 QAM of 8.69E-06 and 0.00333 respectively. Those results indicated much smaller BER value than EbNo 0 dB which BPSK and QPSK of 1 BER, 1.5 and 1.75 BER for 16 QAM and 64 QAM respectively. In conclusion, a higher value of EbNo, hence the BER value would be lower.

As for the single-channel overlapped signals, in which the modulation parameters of the component signals are identical or similar, it is still a great challenge to extract the component signals. Aiming at this problem, a single-channel blind source separation (SCBSS) algorithm, constrained by constant modulus, is proposed for the overlapped Gaussian minimum shift keying (GMSK) signals and this algorithm also applies to other overlapped signals with constant modulus (CM), such as binary phase shift keying (BPSK) signals and quadrature phase shift keying(QPSK) signals. By tracking the channels of the component signals, the algorithm can effectively estimate their symbol sequences. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm can work more robustly and reduce the frame error rate (FER), comparing with the competing algorithms.

An underwater acoustic multimedia communication (UWAMC) system is proposed with 2400 transmission modes according to time-varying multipath underwater acoustic (UWA) channel conditions. The orthogonal variable spreading factor (OVSF) scheme and Gold sequence (GS) scramble code are integrated into multi-input multi-output UWAMC system based on orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing to achieve the quality of service of multimedia transmission in the UWA channel. Binary phase shift keying (BPSK) and quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) adaptive modulation, direct mapping (DM) or space–time block code (STBC) transmission strategies, convolution channel code with rate 1/2 and 1/3, and a power assignment mechanism were adopted in the proposed system. Simulation results show that the bit error rate (BER) and power saving ratio (PSR) performance of the STBC strategy with transmission diversity is superior to that of the DM strategy without transmission diversity, and the performance of the BERs and PSRs of the transmission scheme with the GS scramble code surpasses that of the scheme without the code. The performance of the BERs and PSRs of BPSK modulation with a channel code rate of 1/3 is better than that of BPSK modulation with a channel code rate of 1/2, and the performances of BERs and PSRs of BPSK modulation with a channel code rate of 1/3 are better than that of QPSK modulation with a channel code rate of 1/3. As the length of the OVSF codes increases, the UWAMC system’s BERs decrease, and its PSRs increase. The UWAMC system can achieve either maximum transmission speed or maximum transmission power efficiency.

In this paper, a scheme for optical modulation format conversion from one 20Gbps quadrature phase-shift keying (QPSK) signal to one 20Gbps binary phase-shift keying (BPSK) signal with information integrity is proposed and verified by simulation. The theory of degenerate phase-sensitive amplifier (PSA) employed as a phase de-multiplexer is derived in detail and used to decompose the in- (I) and quadrature- (Q) phase components of QPSK. Then the I and Q components are parallel-to-series converted into one BPSK. The constellations show that the phase noise of the original signal is effectively restrained by the conversion system through use of the PSA. The error vector magnitude and bit-error rate (BER) of the QPSK, converted BPSK, and a back-to-back BPSK are measured and compared with each other. We find that the BER performance of the converted BPSK is better than QPSK and maintains the original information integrity with different input signal quality. Some potential issues are also discussed as to practical implementation of the scheme. This modulation-format-conversion scheme has potential applications in improving the signal BER performance and flexible transmitters and receivers in software-defined networks.

A multi-tone code division multiple access (MT-CDMA) system with post-detection diversity combining is analyzed. The analysis is presented in terms of average bit error rate (BER). The modulator uses differential quadrature phase shift keying (DQPSK) signaling over a slowly Rician fading and frequency selective channel in the indoor environment. Here, the influence of the order of diversity and number of tones is studied for given bandwidth (BW), bit rate and transmitter power. The paper also compares the BER performance between differential binary phase shift keying (DBPSK) and DQPSK based MT-CDMA systems.

We experimentally demonstrate a net capacity per wavelength of 1.23 Tb/s with 30 GBaud 16-ary quadrature amplitude modulation (16-QAM) mode-division multiplexing (MDM) signals over a single silicon-on-insulator (SOI) multimode waveguide for optical interconnects employing $11 \times 11$ multiple-in-multiple-out (MIMO) digital signal processing. In order to simplify the receiver architecture for coherent optical interconnects, we further propose and evaluate an on-chip self-homodyne coherent detection (SHCD) scheme. In the experiment, 30 Gbaud quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) signals carried by 10 waveguide modes are successfully recovered with bit error rates (BERs) below 7% forward error correction (FEC) threshold using the pilot tone delivered by ${{\rm TE}_0}$ mode as a local oscillator. Around 10% penalty on error vector magnitude (EVM) is observed due to modal cross talk compared to homodyne detection.

Conversion between multilevel modulation formats is one of the key functions for flexible networking aimed at high spectral efficiency in optical fiber transmission. The authors previously proposed an all-optical conversion system from quadrature phase shift keying signal to simultaneous two binary phase shift keying (BPSK) signals by using four-wave mixing and interference. Since the converted BPSK signals are spatially separated, there is an issue that they cannot be transmitted at the same time through a single fiber core when redirected to the same destination. In this paper, therefore, we consider to solve the issue by converting to a symbol rate doubled single BPSK signal using a pulse width compression technique. Numerical simulation reveals that the location of the pulse width compressor affects the system performances evaluated by bit error rate and constellation diagram.

Hybrid code division multiple access (CDMA) scheme utilizes advantages of both direct sequence spread spectrum (DS/SS) and frequency hopped spread spectrum (FH/SS) systems, while overcoming some of their shortcomings. To enhance performance of this hybrid system, an efficient modulation scheme must be used that can perform favorably in a fading environment. We have compared the bit error rate (BER) performance of two spectrally efficient schemes namely, quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) and minimum phase shift keying (MSK), when used in a hybrid system, over a Rayleigh fading channel. Simulation results show that hybrid MSK indeed is a better scheme in a multi-user (CDMA) environment in that, it achieves lower BER than hybrid QPSK. The comparison has been extended by including a predetection diversity reception scheme. >

The Costas loop can be considered an extension of the phase-locked loop (PLL). The PLL, invented 1932 by French engineer Henri de Belleszice, was first used for the synchronous reception of amplitude modulated radio signals with carrier (c). If the modulation index is less than 100%, the modulated signal is always in phase with the carrier signal (c), irrespective of the polarity of the modulating signal. The PLL then reconstructs a local carrier (loc) that is in phase the carrier (c) of the AM signal. The modulating signal is recovered by multiplying the AM signal with the local carrier (c) with subsequent lowpass filtering. This method of synchronous reception fails, however, when an AM signal with suppressed carrier is transmitted. Here the modulated signal is in phase with the (suppressed) carrier when the modulating signal is positive, but it is in antiphase with the carrier when the modulating signal is negative. When this AM signal is fed to the input of a PLL, it would create a local carrier (loc) that is in phase with the carrier when the modulating signal is positive, but in antiphase with the carrier when the modulating signal is negative. Recovery of the modulating signal is therefore not possible. The situation would be the same when the transmitted signal is a Binary Phase Shift Keying (BPSK) signal, a Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) signal, or a Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) signal. This problem has been solved by the invention of the Costas loop by American engineer James P. Costas in 1956. The Costas loop is able to lock onto a modulated signal also in cases where the carrier is suppressed. When we compare the topology of a Costas loop with that of a PLL, we recognize that the PLL is built up from a cascade of three circuits: (1) a phase detector, (2) a loop filter, and (3) a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO). There is a feedback path from the output of the VCO to the input of the phase detector. In case of the PLL, the input signal is propagated through this cascade of three blocks. There is only one signal path in the PLL. In contrast, there are two signal paths in the Costas loop: (1) a so-called “I branch” (in phase), (2) a so-called “Q branch” (quadrature phase). It is shown that with that configuration the loop is able to create a local carrier that is correctly locked to the carrier of the received signal even in cases when the carrier is suppressed. The invention of the Costas loop had a dramatic impact on any kind of communication receivers; one or more Costas loops are found in TV, radio, satellite communications, mobile phones, modems, etc.

Remote monitoring of patients using wireless capabilities increasingly plays an important role in healthcare and the communication with implanted medical devices (IMDs). In the case of IMDs, transmission is characterized by low peak power and low duty cycle to reduce the potential for adverse bio-effects. Currently, most IMDs use radio-frequency (RF) electromagnetic waves to communicate through the body. The corresponding maximum bandwidth allowed is 300 kHz as regulated by the FCC, which inherently limits the communication rates of these devices (limiting to maximum data rates of 50 kb/s). Beyond bandwidth restrictions, the main limitation for using RF electromagnetic waves in the body is loss of signal because of attenuation in the body. For these reasons the output power of RF devices is limited to 25 µW, which also limits data rates to 50 kb/s. In this study, an ultrasonic communication channel is explored for IMD communications as an alternative to EM transmission. We demonstrate the ability to communicate through tissues using the ultrasonic communications channel while maintaining data rates necessary for streaming of high definition video. In our experiments we used a matched pair of 5-MHz f/3 single-element transducers operating in a pitch-catch configuration in a tank of degassed water. Between the transducers was placed either a slab of pork tenderloin or a slab of beef liver (each more than 2 cm thick). Quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) and quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) signals were coded for transmission into the transmitting transducer using an arbitrary waveform generator. Signals were transmitted and captured by sending 10 snapshots (packets) of 50,000 samples (10,000 training / 40,000 decision-directed) using a fractionally-spaced (2 samples per symbol) decision feedback equalizer with up to 40 taps in the feed forward section, and 40 taps in the feedback section. Signals were successfully decoded through the samples using QPSK, 16QAM and 64QAM codes with bit error rates of (BER) < 1e-4. A maximum data rate of 30 Mbps using the 64QAM was achieved through both the pork tenderloin and the beef livers. These experiments successfully demonstrate that communications through the ultrasonic channel can provide data rates capable of streaming high definition video.

Radio over fiber is becoming an increasingly important technology for the wireless market since it introduces a higher data transmission rate and large bandwidth. In this paper, we have compared OQPSK and DPSK bidirectional radio over fiber ROF systems, where an offset quadrature phase shift keying (OQPSK) or differential phase shift keying (DPSK) signals are used for down-link and an on-off keying (OOK) signal re-modulated for up-link. Several measurements were performed including Bit Error Rate (BER) curves for uplink and downlink, RSOA gain curve and noise figure with the variation of input power and temperature for each system.

Bit error rate (BER) is analyzed theoretically for diversity reception in the quasi-static Rayleigh fading environment with noise and co-channel interference conditions. The analysis is based upon the canonic receiver model with postdetection combining. This model presents exact BER formulas with respect to carrier-to-noise ratio (CNR) and carrier-to-interference ratio (CIR) for both coherent and differential detections (CD and DD) of binary angle modulations. In the case of CD, an exact and explicit BER formula for the maximal-ratio combining diversity (MRC) is obtained. On the other hand, in the case of DD, an explicit BER formula for the equal-gain combining diversity (EGC) is obtained. These results are applied to derive an approximate BER formula of M-ary (M = 4, 8, 16) angle modulations. Phase-shift keying (PSK) and continuous-phase frequency-shift keying (CP-FSK) are demonstrated as examples of angle modulations.

Background/Objectives: Tremendous growth in the mobile communication services in this technology driven era has made possible for the people to exchange information (data, voice or image) with each other while they are on the move. These wireless systems have brought a revolution in the current market for their high data rates and performance enhanced features. Methods/Statistical Analysis: One of the key issues affecting the performance of a wireless channel is the random variations in the signal strength which may be resulted due to some obstructions like buildings, trees, etc. or due to the movement of the mobile user. This leads to stochastic behavior of the radio channel.. A highly faded Two-Wave with Diffuse Power (TWDP) environment is discussed along with hybrid diversity combining technique. The effectiveness of this scheme is further evaluated by analyzing the system performance in terms of Bit Error Rate (BER) vs Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR). Binary Phase Shift Keying (BPSK) and Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) modulation techniques were employed. Findings: It has been shown clearly that TWDP forms the poorer link when compared with other fading channels as BER is higher in this case. Moreover, TWDP fading environment can serve as the worst case scenario in wireless communication system. Also it has been shown as the diversity order increases system’s performance is improved in terms of BER and reduction in SNR requirement to achieve a constant BER value. Application/Improvement: This paper presents the need to obtain a clear perception of channel characteristics and to model a system for combating fading and improving the system performance by considering a TWDP fading channel instead of Rayleigh channel while designing a wireless communication system in worst channel conditions..