Title :
Impact of bit pattern and dispersion variation on cross-phase modulation penalty
Author :
Lucero, A.J. ; Ten, S. ; da Silva, V.L.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. & Test Center, Corning Inc., Somerset, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Our simulations demonstrate that in wavelength-division multiplexing systems where cross phase modulation is the dominant nonlinear impairment, performance penalties depend weakly on dispersion statistical variations and have a strong bit pattern dependence.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; phase modulation; statistical analysis; wavelength division multiplexing; 2.5 Gbit/s; WDM system; bit pattern; cross-phase modulation penalty; dispersion statistical variations; dispersion variation; dominant nonlinear impairment; performance penalties; strong bit pattern dependence; wavelength-division multiplexing systems; Bit rate; Computational modeling; Dispersion; Electronic mail; Four-wave mixing; Nonlinear equations; Optical modulation; Photonics; System testing; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.768056
