Title :
40 Gb/s transmission using a hybrid PDM technique
Author :
Cai, J.-X. ; Zhang, H. ; Davidson, C.R. ; Sun, Y. ; Cai, Y. ; Pilipetskii, A.N. ; Nissov, M.
Author_Institution :
Tyco Telecommun., Eatontown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A hybrid polarization division multiplexing (PDM) technique was demonstrated for 40 Gb/s RZ-DPSK signal without polarization tracking receiver (PTR). Long-term Q-factor measurements and DGD tolerance study showed performance similar to offset PDM and regular PDM with PTR.
Keywords :
Q-factor measurement; differential phase shift keying; multiplexing; Q-factor measurements; RZ-DPSK signal; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; hybrid PDM technique; hybrid polarization division multiplexing; polarization tracking receiver; Delay; Demodulation; Demultiplexing; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Intensity modulation; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Phase modulation; Transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
