Title :
Novel RZ signal format with alternate-chirp for suppression of nonlinear degradation in 40 Gb/s based WDM
Author :
Ohhira, R. ; Ogasahara, D. ; Ono, T.
Author_Institution :
Comput. & Commun. Media Res., NEC Corp., Kawasaki, Japan
Abstract :
A novel alternate-chirped RZ signal format is proposed. 2 dB improvement in nonlinear tolerance has been confirmed experimentally, compared to CS-RZ format in 40 Gb/s based WDM-480 km transmission experiment with 100-GHz channel spacing.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 40 Gbit/s; 480 km; CS-RZ format; GHz channel spacing; Gb/s based WDM; RZ signal format; alternate-chirp; nonlinear degradation; nonlinear tolerance; transmission experiment; Channel spacing; Chirp; Degradation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Phase modulation; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
