DocumentCode
2164969
Title
Interplay between PDL and nonlinear effects in coherent polarization multiplexed systems
Author
Vassilieva, Olga ; Kim, Inwoong ; Akasaka, Youichi ; Bouda, Martin ; Sekiya, Motoyoshi
Author_Institution
Fujitsu Labs. of America, Inc., Richardson, TX, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
18-22 Sept. 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We analyzed the mechanism of the interplay between PDL and fiber nonlinear effects and showed that PDL can generate large data-dependent optical peak power variations that can worsen nonlinear tolerance and cause additional 1.4dB Q-penalty.
Keywords
optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; PDL; coherent polarization multiplexed systems; fiber nonlinear effects; large data-dependent optical peak power variations; nonlinear tolerance; Degradation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location
Geneva
ISSN
Pending
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1918-9
Type
conf
Filename
6066181
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