Title :
Simple criterion for the characterization of nonlinear impairments in dispersion-managed optical transmission systems
Author :
Louchet, Hadrien ; Hodzic, Anes ; Petermann, Klaus ; Robinson, Alan ; Epworth, Richard
Author_Institution :
Fachgebiet Hochfrequenztechnik, Tech. Univ. Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We report a novel simple metric for the characterization of nonlinear impairments for both single-channel and wavelength-division-multiplexed dispersion-managed transmission systems. We show that transmission lines having identical nonlinear diffusion bandwidth lead to similar nonlinear degradation.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; wavelength division multiplexing; dispersion-managed systems; nonlinear degradation; nonlinear diffusion bandwidth; nonlinear impairments; optical transmission systems; single-channel transmission systems; transmission lines; wavelength-division-multiplexed transmission systems; Bandwidth; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber losses; Optical propagation; Power transmission lines; Stimulated emission; Transmission lines; Wavelength division multiplexing; Fiber nonlinearity; high-bit-rate transmission systems; optical fiber communication systems; wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2005.856397
