DocumentCode
688784
Title
Fundamental limits on the energy consumption in fiber-optic communications
Author
Antonelli, C. ; Mecozzi, Antonio ; Shtaif, Mark ; Winzer, P.J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys. & Chem. Sci., Univ. of L´Aquila, L´Aquila, Italy
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We show that optically amplified multi-span transmission systems are suboptimal in terms of fundamental energy consumption. Using generalized on-off keying with photon-counting inline regeneration improves the fundamental energy consumption by orders of magnitude.
Keywords
amplitude shift keying; energy consumption; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; photon counting; fiber-optic communications; fundamental energy consumption; fundamental limits; generalized on-off keying; optically amplified multispan transmission systems; photon-counting inline regeneration; Energy consumption; Noise; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Photonics; Receivers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6833159
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