Title :
An interference network model for optically-routed fiber-optic systems
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
A memoryless channel model is introduced that is based on non-linear phenomena observed in optically-routed fiber-optic networks. The main characteristic of the model is that amplitude variations are converted into phase interference. Some observations concerning the capacity are made.
Keywords :
light interference; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network routing; interference network model; memoryless channel model; nonlinear phenomena; optically-routed fiber-optic systems; phase interference; Constellation diagram; Fiber nonlinear optics; Interference; Kerr effect; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Phase modulation; Stochastic processes;
Conference_Titel :
Information Theory (ITW 2010, Cairo), 2010 IEEE Information Theory Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Cairo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6372-5
DOI :
10.1109/ITWKSPS.2010.5503213
