Committee: 

Dr. Ma, Advisor   

Dr. Barry, Chair

Dr. Bloch

Abstract: The objective of the proposed research is to experimentally characterize and optimize the noise and impairments of both coherent and intensity modulation and direct detection (IM-DD) optical systems to support future high-capacity requirements. We will characterize the phase noise tolerance for different applications and perform system design in coherent systems to lower down the cost and power consumption. We will investigate digital signal processing (DSP) techniques in IM-DD links to further improve its power budget and throughput.