Title :
PMD and nonlinearity-induced penalties on polarization-multiplexed transmission
Author :
van den Borne, D. ; Hecker-Denschlag, N.E. ; Khoe, G.D. ; de Waardt, H.
Author_Institution :
COBRA Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
We investigate penalties induced by polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) and the interaction between PMD and fiber nonlinearity on polarization-multiplexed transmission through both simulations and experiment. We find that controlling the phase difference between polarization channels can enhance the PMD tolerance in polarization-multiplexed transmission.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; PMD; PMD tolerance; nonlinearity-induced penalties; phase difference control; polarization channels; polarization-mode dispersion; polarization-multiplexed transmission; Birefringence; Delay; Interchannel interference; Laboratories; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical receivers; Optical recording; Polarization mode dispersion;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2004.833079
