Abstract
We characterize the performance of 4- and 8-dimensional formats vs. spectral efficiency. Optimized 4D and polarization-balanced 8D formats improve system margin by > 0.5 dB on dispersion-uncompensated and > 1.2 dB on dispersion-managed networks.
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