Title :
Dependence of coherent crosstalk penalty on the OSNR of the signal
Author :
Kim, H.K. ; Chandrasekhar, S.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The in-band crosstalk induced penalty mixed with different signal quality (optical signal to noise ratio (OSNR), extinction ratio) is investigated. Also, tolerant characteristics of the in-band crosstalk induced penalty to the signal quality at optimum decision level is discussed.
Keywords :
optical crosstalk; optical fiber networks; optical noise; optical receivers; wavelength division multiplexing; OSNR; WDM optical fibre networks; coherent crosstalk penalty; extinction ratio; in-band crosstalk induced penalty; optical receivers; optical signal to noise ratio; optimum decision level; signal quality; tolerant characteristics; Crosstalk; Directional couplers; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Polarization; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868341
