Title :
Optimizing subcarrier-multiplexed WDM transmission links
Author :
Woodward, Sheryl L. ; Phillips, Mary R.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Syst. Res. Dept., AT&T Labs., Middletown, NJ, USA
fDate :
3/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present an analytic approach to optimizing the information capacity of a subcarrier-multiplexed wavelength-division-multiplexed optical communication link. Receiver and relative-intensity noise, clipping distortion, and crosstalk between wavelength channels due to optical nonlinearities in the fiber are the signal impairments considered.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; cable television; optical Kerr effect; optical crosstalk; optical distortion; optical fibre communication; optical links; optical noise; subcarrier multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; Raman scattering; cable TV; clipping distortion; crosstalk; information capacity; nonlinear optics; optical Kerr effect; optical fiber communication; optical nonlinearities; optimization; receiver noise; relative-intensity noise; signal impairments; subcarrier multiplexing; subcarrier-multiplexed WDM transmission links; wavelength channels; wavelength-division-multiplexing; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical distortion; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Radio frequency; Signal to noise ratio; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2004.824527
