Title :
New physical analysis of 10-Gb/s transparent optical networks
Author :
Penninckx, D. ; Perret, C.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel R&I, Marcoussis, France
fDate :
5/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We give a new way to consider physical impairments in transparent networks, including the Kerr effect. Extensive numerical simulations show the tradeoff between the network engineering rule tightness and the required physical margins for lightpath establishment.
Keywords :
numerical analysis; optical Kerr effect; optical crosstalk; optical fibre networks; optical noise; self-phase modulation; stimulated Brillouin scattering; stimulated Raman scattering; 10 Gbit/s; 10-Gb/s transparent optical networks; Brillouin scattering; Kerr effect; Raman scattering; cross-phase modulation; crosstalk; light-path establishment; network engineering rule tightness; numerical simulations; optical signal-to-noise ratio; physical analysis; physical margins; self-phase modulation; Bit error rate; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2003.809977
