Title :
Flexible grid network optimization for maximum spectral efficiency and reach
Author :
Olga Vassilieva;Tomohiro Yamauchi;Shoichiro Oda;Inwoong Kim;Takeshi Hoshida;Yasuhiko Aoki;Jens C. Rasmussen;Motoyoshi Sekiya
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc., 2801 Telecom Parkway, Richardson, TX 75082, USA
Abstract :
Proposed physical layer optimization of guard band and subcarrier power in superchannels can increase maximum SE-Reach product by 62% in five-subcarrier DP-16-QAM systems. Subcarrier power optimization can extend reach by 21% in addition to 51% offered by 12.5GHz guard band.
Keywords :
"Optimization","Optical fiber networks","Signal to noise ratio","Optical noise","Optical transmitters","Wavelength division multiplexing","Optical fibers"
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2015 European Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2015.7341917
