Title :
Q-value improvement by electrical maximum ratio combining in optical diversity transmission through multi-core fiber
Author :
Koga, Masafumi ; Iida, Tomoharu ; Kobayashi, Takehiko ; Takara, Hidehiko
Author_Institution :
Oita Univ., Oita, Japan
Abstract :
This paper evaluates the Q-factor improvement by maximum ratio combining for optical diversity transmission signals under the condition of the parametric process due to the Kerr effect and group-velocity dispersion.
Keywords :
Q-factor; optical Kerr effect; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; Kerr effect; Q-factor; Q-value improvement; electrical maximum ratio; group velocity dispersion; multicore fiber; optical diversity transmission; parametric process; Adaptive optics; Diversity reception; Noise; Optical fibers; Optical receivers; Q-factor;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology, 2014 OptoElectronics and Communication Conference and Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC