Performance Fluctuations in Submarine WDM Systems

Author

Pilipetskii, Alexei N. ; Golovchenko, Ekaterina A.

Author_Institution

Tyco Telecommun., Eatontown, NJ

Volume

24

Issue

11

fYear

2006

Firstpage

4208

Lastpage

4214

Abstract

Polarization-related effects are the major source of performance fluctuations in long-haul systems. Understanding the system implications of polarization-dependent loss, polarization mode dispersion, linear and nonlinear channel crosstalk, polarization-dependent gain, and polarization hole burning is important for a successful system design and operation. In this paper, the polarization and nonlinearity-driven performance fluctuations in 10-Gb/s wavelength-division multiplexing submarine transmission systems, including repeatered and unrepeatered systems, are analyzed. The proposed phenomenological model of performance fluctuations shows good agreement with data accumulated over a long period on deployed repeatered systems. Furthermore, the case of 40-Gb/s transmission is briefly discussed

Keywords

optical crosstalk; optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; optical hole burning; optical repeaters; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 40 Gbit/s; channel crosstalk; polarization hole burning; polarization mode dispersion; polarization-dependent gain; polarization-dependent loss; repeatered systems; submarine WDM systems; wavelength-division multiplexing; Bit error rate; Crosstalk; Fiber nonlinear optics; Fluctuations; Optical distortion; Optical polarization; Polarization mode dispersion; Repeaters; Underwater vehicles; Wavelength division multiplexing; Long-haul transmission systems; nonlinear crosstalk; optical communication; polarization mode dispersion (PMD); wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2006.884186

Filename

4012221