Title :
BER fluctuation suppression in optical in-line amplifier systems using polarisation scrambling technique
Author :
Fukada, Youichi ; Imai, Tetsuro
Author_Institution :
NTT Transmission Syst. Labs., Kanagawa
fDate :
3/3/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The effectiveness of the polarisation scrambling technique for suppressing BER fluctuation is confirmed experimentally with a 2900 km optical in-line amplifier transmission system. The technique suppresses the BER fluctuation by three orders of magnitude, from 10-5-10-9 to 10-810-9
Keywords :
digital communication systems; error statistics; fibre lasers; laser beam applications; light polarisation; optical links; repeaters; 2900 km; BER fluctuation suppression; bit error rate; fibre transmission system; optical fibre links; optical in-line amplifier systems; polarisation scrambling technique;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940311