DocumentCode
1479412
Title
Interference detection enabling 2×20 Gbit/s RZ polarisation division multiplex transmission
Author
Hinz, S. ; Sandel, D. ; Wust, Felix ; Noé, R.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Opt. Commun. & High-Frequency Eng., Paderborn Univ., Germany
Volume
37
Issue
8
fYear
2001
fDate
4/12/2001 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
511
Lastpage
512
Abstract
Polarisation division multiplexing can double optical fibre capacity. The detection of interchannel interference in a receiver, and its employment as a control signal for polarisation tracking, is described. Transmission over 33 km of dispersion shifted fibre with a 6.25 picosecond polarisation mode dispersion tolerance is demonstrated
Keywords
adjacent channel interference; channel capacity; multiplexing; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical receivers; optical signal detection; 33 km; 6.25 ps; Gbit/s RZ polarisation division multiplex transmission; control signal; dispersion shifted fibre; interference detection; optical fibre capacity; picosecond polarisation mode dispersion tolerance; polarisation division multiplexing; polarisation tracking; receiver interchannel interference detection;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20010337
Filename
919991
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