Title :
Performance of DPSK-WDM systems against nonlinear polarization fluctuation
Author :
Lu, Guo-Wei ; Chan, Kit ; Chen, Lian-Kuan ; Chan, Chun-kit
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
Abstract :
We experimentally investigate and compare the system degradation due to nonlinear polarization fluctuation in 10-Gb/s WDM systems. The DPSK format shows a 6-dB enhancement in input power dynamic range over the OOK format.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 6 dB; DPSK format; DPSK-WDM systems; OOK format; input power dynamic range; nonlinear polarization fluctuation; system degradation; Birefringence; Degradation; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Dynamic range; Fluctuations; Modulation; Optical fiber polarization; Power engineering and energy; Scanning probe microscopy; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1274791
