Title :
Electronic predistortion and fiber nonlinearity
Author :
Essiambre, René-Jean ; Winzer, Peter J. ; Wang, Xun Qing ; Lee, Wonsuck ; White, Christopher A. ; Burrows, Ells C.
Author_Institution :
Lightwave Syst. Dept, Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ
Abstract :
We compare the impact of fiber nonlinearities in systems using electronic predistortion (EPD) to systems using in-line optical dispersion compensation. We show that EPD is significantly more susceptible to fiber nonlinearities
Keywords :
compensation; nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; electronic predistortion; fiber nonlinearity; optical dispersion compensation; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Optical distortion; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Predistortion; Signal to noise ratio; Adaptive signal processing; communication system nonlinearities; high-speed electronics; optical fiber communication; optical fiber dispersion;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.880745
