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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
