Title :
Impact of Coherent Crosstalk on DQPSK in a Coherent OCDM System
Author :
Agarwal, Abhishek ; Toliver, Paul ; Banwell, T. ; Menendez, R. ; Jackel, J. ; Etemad, S.
Author_Institution :
Telcordia Technol., Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We compare the impact of coherent crosstalk on DQPSK versus DPSK signals for coherent OCDM systems. DQPSK shows a reduced tolerance due in part to the higher number of symbol phases.
Keywords :
code division multiplexing; differential phase shift keying; optical crosstalk; optical fibre communication; quadrature phase shift keying; DPSK; DQPSK; coherent OCDM systems; coherent crosstalk; optical code-division multiplexing; symbol phases; tolerance; Bit error rate; Code division multiplexing; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Distributed feedback devices; Modulation; Optical attenuators; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber polarization; Optical noise; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528395
