Title :
Square root strategy: a novel method to linearize an optical communication system with electronic equalizers
Author :
Prat, J. ; Napoli, A. ; Gené, J.M. ; Omella, M. ; Poggiolini, P. ; Curri, V.
Author_Institution :
GCO, Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
We demonstrate a nonlinear function after the photodetector that linearizes dispersion-limited IM-DD systems, enhancing the performance of linear electronic equalization. Results showed a clear improvement in terms of chromatic dispersion tolerance.
Keywords :
equalisers; intensity modulation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; photodetectors; telecommunication channels; chromatic dispersion tolerance; dispersion-limited IM-DD systems; electronic equalizers; linear electronic equalization; nonlinear function;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
