Title :
Polarization mode dispersion power penalty; influence of rise/fall times, receiver Q and amplifier noise
Author :
García, J. Sánchez ; González, A. Galindo ; Iribas, M. Larraz
Author_Institution :
Div. de Comunicaciones Opt., Telefonica Investigacion y Desarrollo, Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
A new approach for studying the power penalty due to polarization mode dispersion (PMD) is discussed in detail. By using quasianalytical techniques, running statistical averages over the involved random variables and fitting simple functions to the obtained results, a closed form expression for the transmission impairment of PMD is obtained. This expression collects in a single formula the influence of transmitter rise/fall times, receiver Q factor and amplifier noise.
Keywords :
Q-factor; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; optical noise; optical receivers; amplifier noise; closed form expression; polarization mode dispersion power penalty; power penalty; quasianalytical techniques; random variables; receiver Q factor; receiver Q noise; rise/fall times; running statistical averages; transmission impairment; transmitter rise/fall times; Bit error rate; Delay; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Polarization mode dispersion; Power amplifiers; Sampling methods; Signal analysis;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
