Title :
Information capacity of nonlinear fiber-optical systems
Author :
Wu, Bernard ; Narimanov, Evgenii
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., NJ, USA
Abstract :
We develop information-theoretical description of nonlinear optical communication systems. We present a non-perturbative calculation of the information capacity for different modulation formats, and demonstrate that fiber nonlinearity leads to exponential suppression of the channel capacity.
Keywords :
channel capacity; multiwave mixing; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; channel capacity; fiber nonlinearity; four-wave mixing; information-theoretical description; modulation format; nonlinear optical communication system; nonperturbative calculation; Bandwidth; Communication channels; Communication systems; Four-wave mixing; Modulation; Multiaccess communication; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical noise;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192549
