Title :
Fiber capacity limits: Information theory meets optical communication and fiber physics
Author :
Essiambre, R.-J.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Determining a fundamental limit to the rate of transmission of information in optical fibers, or fiber capacity, requires bringing together concepts of information theory, nonlinear dynamics and optical physics. An overview of an approach to estimate fiber capacity is presented.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibres; fiber capacity limits; fiber physics; fundamental limit; information theory; nonlinear dynamics; optical communication; optical fibers; optical physics; rate of transmission; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber theory; amplified spontaneous emission; fiber nonlinearity; information theory; optical communication;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT), 2010 35th Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929905
