• DocumentCode
    398784
  • Title

    Effects of the nonlinearly-induced timing and amplitude jitter on the performance of different modulation formats in WDM optical fiber communications systems

  • Author

    Sinkin, O. ; Zweck, J. ; Menyuk, C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    23-28 March 2003
  • Firstpage
    181
  • Abstract
    We compare the CRZ, RZ, and NRZ modulation formats in WDM systems. We identify the physical phenomena responsible for the performance advantages and disadvantages of these formats during transmission and in the receiver.
  • Keywords
    channel spacing; light transmission; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; timing jitter; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM system; amplitude jitter; modulation formats; optical fiber communication system; timing jitter; transmission; Amplitude modulation; Equalizers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Manufacturing; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Sediments; Timing jitter; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-746-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2003.1247586
  • Filename
    1247586