Title :
Experimental investigation of XPM-induced birefringence in mixed-fiber transparent optical networks
Author :
Pachnicke, S. ; Voges, E. ; de Man, E. ; Gottwald, E. ; Reichert, J.
Author_Institution :
Dortmund Univ., Germany
Abstract :
The impact of XPM-induced birefringence on 10 Gb/s NRZ intensity modulated transparent optical networks is investigated. The impairments are experimentally measured for different inline dispersion compensation maps and realistic setups with SSMF or mixed fiber.
Keywords :
birefringence; compensation; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; 10 Gbit/s; SSMF; XPM-induced birefringence; cross-phase modulation; inline dispersion compensation maps; intensity modulated transparent optical networks; mixed-fiber transparent optical networks; Birefringence; Fiber nonlinear optics; Intelligent networks; Intensity modulation; Optical distortion; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215790
