Title :
Viterbi equalizer for mitigation of distortions from chromatic dispersion and PMD at 10 Gb/s
Author :
Buchali, Fred ; Thielecke, G. ; Bülow, Henning
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Res. & Innovation, Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract :
Electrical distortion mitigation simulations at 10 Gb/s using 2 and 4 state Viterbi equalizers exhibit a 3 dB penalty limit for a DGD of 80 ps and for a chromatic dispersion of 3100 ps/nm, which outperforms analog equalizers.
Keywords :
equalisers; optical communication equipment; optical distortion; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; 10 Gbit/s; 80 ps; PMD; Viterbi equalizer; chromatic dispersion; distortions; electrical distortion mitigation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
