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Error Vector Magnitude as a Performance Measure for Advanced Modulation Formats
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters · 2011 · Vol. 24(1) · pp. 61–63
R. Schmogrow✉(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)Bernd Nebendahl(Agilent Technologies (Germany))Marcus Winter(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)Arne Josten(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)D. Hillerkuss(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)S. Koenig(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)Joachim Meyer(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)M. Dreschmann(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)M. Huebner(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)C. Koos(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)Jürgen Becker(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)W. Freude(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)Juerg Leuthold(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
Abstract
We examine the relation between optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR), error vector magnitude (EVM), and bit-error ratio (BER). Theoretical results and numerical simulations are compared to measured values of OSNR, EVM, and BER. We conclude that the EVM is an appropriate metric for optical channels limited by additive white Gaussian noise. Results are supported by experiments with six modulation formats at symbol rates of 20 and 25 GBd generated by a software-defined transmitter.
Optical Network TechnologiesAdvanced Photonic Communication SystemsOptical Wireless Communication TechnologiesBit error rateAdditive white Gaussian noiseTransmitterModulation (music)Signal-to-noise ratio (imaging)Computer scienceMeasure (data warehouse)Metric (unit)Electronic engineeringOptics
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