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Quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), deployed in billions of communication devises, exhibits a shaping-loss of $\pi \mathrm{e}/6$ ($\approx 1.53$ dB) compared to the Shannon-Hartley theorem. With inspiration gained from special (leaf,…
In this work, targeting, e.g., future generation cellular, microwave-links, or optical fiber systems, we propose a new geometric shaping design for golden angle modulation (GAM) based on a (double) truncated Gaussian input distribution. The…
Probabilistic shaping of quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) is used to enhance the sensitivity of an optical communication system. Sensitivity gains of 0.43 dB and 0.8 dB are demonstrated in back-to-back experiments by shaping of 16QAM…
A class of circular 64-QAM that combines 'geometric' and 'probabilistic' shaping aspects is presented. It is compared to square 64-QAM in back-to-back, single-channel, and WDM transmission experiments. First, for the linear AWGN channel…
Approaching Shannon's capacity via geometric shaping has usually been regarded as challenging due to modulation and demodulation complexity, requiring look-up tables to store the constellation points and constellation bit labeling. To…
Adaptive modulation and coding (AMC) is widely employed in modern wireless communication systems to improve the transmission efficiency by adjusting the transmission rate according to the channel conditions. Thus, AMC can provide very…
This paper studies the impact of probabilistic shaping on effective signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) and achievable information rates (AIRs) in a back-to-back configuration and in unrepeated nonlinear fiber transmissions. For back-to-back,…
In this paper, introduced below are the concepts of digital modulation used in many communication systems today. Techniques described include quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) and quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) and how these…
Signal shaping is vital to approach Shannon's capacity, yet it is challenging to implement at very high speeds. For example, probabilistic shaping often requires arithmetic coding to realize the target distribution. Geometric shaping…
In this paper, we newly present a closed-form bit-error rate (BER) expression for an $M$-ary pulse-amplitude modulation ($M$-PAM) over additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channels by analytically characterizing the bit decision regions and…
In this paper, probabilistic shaping is numerically and experimentally investigated for increasing the transmission reach of wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) optical communication system employing quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM).…
In this paper, we propose a spatial modulation (SM) scheme referred to as complex quadrature spatial modulation (CQSM). In contrast to quadrature spatial modulation (QSM), CQSM transmits two complex signal constellation symbols on the real…
Parallel, additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channels with an average sum power constraint are considered. It is shown how the waterfilling Shannon capacity can be approached by higher order modulation and probabilistic amplitude shaping…
In this paper, the quasi-constant modulus (QCM) property is analyzed and leveraged in the design of nonlinearity-tolerant four-dimensional (4D) modulation formats. Accordingly, we propose a family of QCM-based quadrature amplitude…
Constellation shaping is a well-established method to improve upon a regular quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM). It is known that the gain achieved by any shaping method for an additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channel is…
The secret key rate attained by a free-space QKD system in the {\em near-field} propagation regime (relevant for $1$-$10$ km range using $\approx 7$ cm radii transmit and receive apertures and $1.55~\mu$m transmission center wavelenght) can…
In the beginning of 21st century there has been a dramatic shift in the market dynamics of telecommunication services. The transmission from base station to mobile or downlink transmission using M-ary Quadrature Amplitude modulation (QAM)…
This letter proposes superposing two Generalized Quadratic Noise Modulators (GQNM) by simply adding their outputs. It creates a 16-ary noise modulator that resembles QAM modulators in classical communication. It modulates the information…
Future communication systems are anticipated to facilitate applications requiring high data transmission rates while maintaining energy efficiency. Hexagonal quadrature amplitude modulation (HQAM) offers this owing to its compact symbol…
As reported in several recent publications, a spatial multiplexing involving the transmission of orthogonal waves carrying Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) is unable to provide spectral efficiency improvements with respect to the conventional…