Title :
Comparison of PMD sensitivity for different modulation formats
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The polarization mode dispersion (PMD) sensitivity for different modulation formats is compared and discussed, including PMD tolerance for different modulation formats on the design of PMD compensators. In addition, the robustness of solitons to PMD is also discussed.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; optical solitons; PMD compensators; PMD sensitivity; PMD tolerance; modulation formats; polarization mode dispersion; solitons; Bandwidth; Delay lines; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Modulation; Optical distortion; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; RF signals;
Conference_Titel :
Holey Fibers and Photonic Crystals/Polarization Mode Dispersion/Photonics Time/Frequency Measurement and Control, 2003 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7982-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2003.1224293
