Title :
A novel figure of merit to compare fibers in coherent detection systems with uncompensated links
Author :
Carena, A. ; Curri, V. ; Bosco, G. ; Cigliutti, R. ; Torrengo, E. ; Poggiolini, P. ; Nespola, A. ; Zeolla, D. ; Forghieri, F.
Author_Institution :
Dip. di Elettron., Politec. di Torino, Torino, Italy
Abstract :
We introduce an improved Figure of Merit for comparing different uncompensated fiber links for coherent transmission. The role of fiber dispersion in enhancing system performance is shown and verified by simulations and experiments.
Keywords :
optical communication; coherent detection systems; coherent transmission; figure of merit; uncompensated fiber links; uncompensated links; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber losses;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
