Title :
Influence of guard band on channel capacity for optical transmission systems
Author :
Delesques, Pierre ; Ciblat, Philippe ; Froc, Gwillerm ; Jaoüen, Yves ; Ware, Cédric
Author_Institution :
Mitsubishi Electr. R&D Centre Eur., Rennes, France
Abstract :
We analyze the influence in non-dispersive and dispersive fiber of guard band between WDM channels on the data rate limit given by the information-theoretic Shannon capacity concept when nonlinear Kerr effect occurs.
Keywords :
channel capacity; information theory; optical Kerr effect; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM channels; channel capacity; dispersive fiber; guard band; information-theoretic Shannon capacity; nondispersive fiber; nonlinear Kerr effect; optical transmission systems; Adaptive optics; Channel capacity; Closed-form solutions; Kerr effect; Optical fiber dispersion; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110548
