title: Experimental demonstration of optical data links using a hybrid CAP/QAM modulation scheme.
abstract: The first known experimental demonstrations of a 10  Gb/s hybrid CAP-2/QAM-2 and a 20  Gb/s hybrid CAP-4/QAM-4 transmitter/receiver-based optical data link are performed. Successful transmission over 4.3 km of standard single-mode fiber (SMF) is achieved, with a link power penalty ∼0.4  dBo for CAP-2/QAM-2 and ∼1.5  dBo for CAP-4/QAM-4 at BER=10(-9).
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ingham
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Penty
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: White