Title :
Experimental investigation of the quality of transmission in transparent mesh networks with mixed fiber types
Author :
Henri, Pascal ; Simonneau, Christian ; Leplingard, Florence ; Antona, Jean-Christophe ; Lorcy, Laurence
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Nozay, France
Abstract :
We experimentally investigate the quality of transmission in mesh networks relying on various fiber types. We show that the quality of transmission can be evaluated accurately using the weighted nonlinear phase criterion.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; mixed fiber type; transmission quality; transparent mesh network; weighted nonlinear phase criterion; Bit error rate; Chromatic dispersion; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Mesh networks; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical noise; Optical switches; Signal to noise ratio; Wavelength division multiplexing;
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
