Title :
Subcarrier multiplexing using DACs for fiber nonlinearity mitigation in coherent optical communication systems
Author :
Meng Qiu ; Qunbi Zhuge ; Xian Xu ; Chagnon, Mathieu ; Morsy-Osman, Mohamed ; Plant, David V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We experimentally generate subcarrier multiplexed signals using high-speed DACs and demonstrate the improved nonlinearity tolerance over single carrier signals in long-haul coherent optical transmission systems.
Keywords :
digital-analogue conversion; light transmission; nonlinear optics; optical communication; subcarrier multiplexing; DAC; fiber nonlinearity mitigation; nonlinearity tolerance; optical communication; optical transmission systems; subcarrier multiplexed signals; Bit error rate; Digital signal processing; Multiplexing; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Optical transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.M2A.5
