Acronyms

Acronym

Meaning

ADC

Analog-to-digital converter

AM

Amplitude modulation/modulator

ASE

Amplified spontaneous emission

ASK

Amplitude shift keying

BDPSK

Binary differential phase shift keying

CD

Chromatic dispersion

CMA

Constant modulus algorithm

CPE

Constant phase estimation

CPFSK

Continuous phase frequency shift keying

CSRZ

Carrier-suppressed return-to-zero format

DAC

Digital-to-analog converter

DB

Duobinary

DBM

Duobinary modulation

DCF

Dispersion-compensating fiber

DCM

Dispersion-compensating module

DD

Direct detection

demux

Demultiplexer

DFB

Distributed feedback (laser)

DI

Delay interferometer

DP

Dual polarization

DPSK

Differential phase shift keying

DQPSK

Differential quadrature phase ...

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