A Low-Complexity Implementation of Full-rate Space-Time Codes for PDL Mitigation in Single-Carrier Optical Transmissions Using the Constant Modulus Algorithm
18 September 2016
We demonstrate through simulations and experimental measurements a low-complexity implementation of the 2x2 Golden and Silver codes in a single-carrier PDM system using the CMA equalizer. We also compare the obtained gains to the optimal ones achieved by an ML decoder.