Title :
Impact of Kerr nonlinearity on novel orthogonal modulation formats in WDM networks
Author :
Dúill, Seán Ó ; O´Dowd, Ronan
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr., Electron. & Mech. Eng., Univ. Coll. Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Abstract :
We present numerical calculations of the impact that optical nonlinearities have on orthogonal transmission formats that facilitate all-optical switching in wavelength division multiplexed networks (WDM), such as Frequency Shift Keying with Intensity Modulation (FSK/IM). The main nonlinearity under consideration is the Kerr effect in optical fibers.
Keywords :
frequency shift keying; intensity modulation; optical Kerr effect; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; optical switches; wavelength division multiplexing; Kerr nonlinearity; WDM networks; all-optical switching; frequency shift keying; intensity modulation; numerical calculations; optical fibers; orthogonal modulation formats; wavelength division multiplexing; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency shift keying; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical wavelength conversion; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; All Optical Switching; Frequency Shift Keying; Nonlinear Effects; Wavelength Division Multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2009. PS '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3857-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3856-3
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2009.5307792
