• DocumentCode
    1794335
  • Title

    Effect of link margins and frequency granularity on the performance and modulation format sweet spot of multiple flexgrid optical networks

  • Author

    Mitra, Abhijit ; Lord, Andrew ; Kar, Soummya ; Wright, Paul

  • Author_Institution
    British Telecom Labs., Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, UK
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    9-13 March 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We consider range of modulation formats for small, medium and large networks as a function of line margin and frequency granularity. Capacity increases by 80%, 65% and 46.5% with 12.5GHz granularity at the OSNR limit.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre networks; optical modulation; OSNR limit; frequency 12.5 GHz; frequency granularity effect; link margin effect; modulation format sweet spot; multiple flexgrid optical network; Europe; Frequency modulation; Optical fiber networks; Optical noise; Signal to noise ratio; Transponders;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-5575-2994-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1364/OFC.2014.Th4E.3
  • Filename
    6887108
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1794335