Title :
Interplay between PDL and nonlinear effects in coherent polarization multiplexed systems
Author :
Vassilieva, Olga ; Kim, Inwoong ; Akasaka, Youichi ; Bouda, Martin ; Sekiya, Motoyoshi
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Labs. of America, Inc., Richardson, TX, USA
Abstract :
We analyzed the mechanism of the interplay between PDL and fiber nonlinear effects and showed that PDL can generate large data-dependent optical peak power variations that can worsen nonlinear tolerance and cause additional 1.4dB Q-penalty.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; PDL; coherent polarization multiplexed systems; fiber nonlinear effects; large data-dependent optical peak power variations; nonlinear tolerance; Degradation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
