| Abstract: | A new class of spectral and power efficient offset modes of the M-ary QAM modulation technique, 64SQAM (superposed QAM), is analysed. The power spectrum of 64SQAM reveals a fast spectral roll-off and a low out-of-band energy. P(e) performance is analysed with different baseband wave shapes of 64SQAM in AWGN linear channels. For the operation of M-ary QAM at the highest power efficiency (i.e. at the saturation mode of HPA), a new bandwidth compressive NLA (non-linearly amplified) 64SQAM is investigated. Retaining a compact power spectrum and allowing a simple filtering strategy, NLA-64SQAM operates within 0–75 dB C/N degradation at P(e) = 10?6. |
