Title :
All-Channel PMD Mitigation Using Distributed Fast Polarization Scrambling in WDM Systems with FEC
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol., Holmdel
Abstract :
We review the progresses on the simultaneous PMD mitigation for all channels in a WDM system with FEC using distributed fast polarization scrambling. The benefits and implementation considerations of this PMD mitigation technique are discussed.
Keywords :
forward error correction; light polarisation; optical dispersion; wavelength division multiplexing; FEC; WDM systems; all-channel PMD mitigation; distributed fast polarization scrambling; forward error correction; polarization mode dispersion; Bit error rate; Degradation; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Error correction; Forward error correction; High speed optical techniques; Optical noise; Page description languages; Polarization; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348568
