Title :
Compensation of dispersion and nonlinearity in WDM transmission using simplified digital backpropagation
Author :
Ip, Ezra ; Lau, Alan Pak Tao ; Barros, Daniel J F ; Kahn, Joseph M.
Abstract :
We study digital backpropagation for compensating linear and nonlinear impairments for wavelength-division-multiplexed transmission in single-mode fiber using a simplified numerical algorithm based on a non-iterative asymmetric split-step Fourier method.
Keywords :
Fourier transforms; backpropagation; optical dispersion; optical fibre communication; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM transmission; dispersion compensation; noniterative asymmetric method; nonlinear impairments; simplified digital backpropagation; single-mode fiber; split-step Fourier method; wavelength division multiplexed transmission; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Backpropagation algorithms; Channel spacing; Chromatic dispersion; Delay estimation; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Polarization mode dispersion; Transmission line matrix methods; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2008 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1925-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1099-4742
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2008.4590520