Abstract
This Letter proposes a scheme for optimizing the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of signal to improve the system performance by a 1 bit delta–sigma modulation (DSM) in a four-mode MDM system for mobile fronthaul. A 1 bit digitalized signal with an SNR of 60 dB from transmitter digital signal processing (Tx DSP) can be achieved. Based on this system, an experimental demonstration of the ultrahigh-order 1048576-QAM signal transmission over a 50 km strong-coupling few-mode fiber (FMF) is successfully realized. With DSP, the bit error rate (BER) of the received 1048576-QAM signals over four modes transmission is below the 20% soft-decision forward error correction (20% SD-FEC) threshold of 2.4 × 10−2. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that the combination of DSM technology and strong-coupling MDM system is achieved and that the highest-modulation order with DSM reported in MDM system is reached. This experimental demonstration of the proposed novel scheme in MDM system can provide an effective solution for ultra-large-capacity mobile fronthaul in the future.
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