Title :
Polarization-mode dispersion in high-speed fiber-optic transmission systems
Author :
Sunnerud, Henrik ; Karlsson, Magnus ; Xie, Chongjin ; Andrekson, Peter A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microelectron., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden
fDate :
12/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We review recent research related to polarization mode dispersion (PMD) in fiber-optic transmission systems operating at 40 Gb/s and above. We investigate the benefits of using different passive techniques for mitigating the effects of PMD, including more advantageous data formats compared to the conventional nonreturn-to-zero (NRZ) format, soliton transmission, and forward error correction (FEC). We also compare a number of active pre- and posttransmission compensators.
Keywords :
equalisers; error compensation; forward error correction; high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; optical solitons; 40 Gbit/s; PMD effects mitigation; active posttransmission compensators; active pretransmission compensators; data formats; dispersion managed solitons; equalization; forward error correction; high-speed fiber-optic transmission systems; outage probability; passive techniques; polarization mode dispersion; pulse broadening; soliton transmission; Birefringence; Forward error correction; Laboratories; Microelectronics; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Photonics; Polarization mode dispersion; Solitons;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2002.806765
