Title :
Polarization-division multiplexed solitons in optical fibers with polarization-mode dispersion
Author :
Zhang, Xiupu ; Karlsson, Magnus ; Andrekson, Peter A. ; Kolltveit, Erling
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microelectron., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden
Abstract :
We point out that the use of polarization-division multiplexed solitons is only preferable to a copolarized pulse train only if the system is interaction-limited and the polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) is sufficiently weak. If the PMD is stronger, copolarized solitons perform better than polarization-division multiplexed ones. A simple analytical formula for when this occurs is derived.
Keywords :
multiplexing; optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; optical solitons; copolarized pulse train; copolarized solitons; interaction-limited; optical fibers; polarization-division multiplexed; polarization-division multiplexed solitons; polarization-mode dispersion; Degradation; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Polarization mode dispersion; Solitons; Time division multiplexing; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
