ON-OFF KEYING - 7-PHASE SHIFT KEYING MODULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FIBER COMMUNICATION

摘要

A modulation system includes a modulator configured to employ a modulation mechanism on data. The mechanism includes a signal constellation configured to map sub-carriers which include a signal to be modulated. The signal constellation has a plurality of points asymmetrically disposed on a circle about an origin and a point at the origin wherein a number of sub-carriers becomes variable over different symbol intervals. Corresponding demodulators and corresponding methods are also disclosed.