Title :
Characterisation of nonlinearity performance for coherent optical OFDM signals under influence of PMD
Author :
Ma, Y. ; Shieh, W. ; Yi, X.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne
Abstract :
The first experiment of polarisation-mode dispersion (PMD) impact on fibre nonlinearity in coherent optical OFDM (CO-OFDM) systems is reported. The optimal Q value at 10.7 Gbit/s has been improved by 1 dB after introduction of differential group delay (DGD) of 900 ps.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; signal processing; coherent optical OFDM systems; differential group delay; nonlinearity performance; polarisation-mode dispersion;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20071701
