Title :
Interaction of laser phase noise with differential-mode-delay in few-mode fiber based MIMO systems
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
We study electronic-equalization enhanced laser phase noise impairment in few-mode fiber based systems. For 16-QAM modulation with 100-kHz laser linewidth, the differential-mode-delay is limited to 160 ps/√(km) for 1000-km two-mode fiber with strong mode-coupling.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; laser beams; laser noise; optical fibre communication; phase noise; quadrature amplitude modulation; 16-QAM modulation; differential mode delay; distance 1000 km; electronic equalization; few mode fiber based MIMO system; laser phase noise impairment; laser phase noise interaction; strong mode coupling; two mode fiber; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Phase noise; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
