Title :
WDM redundancy to counteract PMD effects in optical systems
Author :
Penninckx, Denis ; Lanne, Stéphanie ; Bülow, Henning
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Res. & Innovation, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
We show that the WDM resource can be used to increase the tolerance towards PMD (polarization mode dispersion). We furthermore estimate the improvement of two main schemes: M:N protection and FEC spread over a WDM comb.
Keywords :
forward error correction; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; redundancy; wavelength division multiplexing; FEC spread; M:N protection; PMD effects; WDM redundancy; bit-rate transmission systems; optical fibers; optical systems; polarization mode dispersion; tolerance; Bandwidth; Delay; Forward error correction; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Polarization mode dispersion; Protection; Redundancy; Technological innovation; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989707
