Title :
Compensation of nonlinear phase jitter in DPSK modulated optical communications systems
Author :
Hansryd, Jonas ; Van Howe, James ; Xu, Chris
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
A nonlinear phase jitter compensator is demonstrated in a DPSK optical communication system. The compensator emulates a negative nonlinear refractive index, correcting phase impairments caused by the combination of ASE noise and the Kerr effect.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; jitter; optical Kerr effect; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical noise; refractive index; superradiance; ASE noise; DPSK; Kerr effect; compensation; nonlinear phase jitter; nonlinear refractive index; phase impairments correction;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
