Title :
Nonlinear performance of 200Gb/s, 400Gb/s and 1Tb/s PM-16QAM superchannels in dynamic WDM traffic scenario
Author :
Talha Rahman;Chigo Okonkwo;Huug de Waardt;Danish Rafique;Antonio Napoli;Bernhard Spinnler
Author_Institution :
COBRA Research Institute, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
fDate :
6/1/2015 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We experimentally evaluate flex-grid network upgrade scenarios, employing variable data rates and modulation formats and show that optical channel power should be assigned with knowledge of existing neighboring traffic to achieve best performance in WDM transmission.
Keywords :
"Nonlinear optics","Optical polarization","Optical pulses","Optical modulation","Optical fiber networks","Optical receivers","Wavelength division multiplexing"
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2015
Electronic_ISBN :
2166-8892
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2015.7340126
