Title :
Challenges of 40 Gb/s WDM transmission
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
In addition to the required high-bandwidth electronics, wavelength-division-multiplexed 40 Gb/s transmission faces a number of challenges including optical-signal-to-noise ratio, dispersion and dispersion slope, and polarization mode dispersion. We discuss these issues as well as polarization multiplexing, a potential technique to achieve 0.8 bit/s/Hz spectral efficiency.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical noise; wavelength division multiplexing; 40 Gbit/s; WDM Transmission; dispersion; dispersion slope; high-bandwidth electronics; optical-signal-to-noise ratio; polarization mode dispersion; polarization multiplexing; spectral efficiency; wavelength-divisionmultiplexed transmission; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Noise figure; Optical fiber polarization; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Polarization mode dispersion; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
