Overlaying coherent-detection channels over direct-detection channels in multi-bit-rate systems

Author

Bigo, Sébastien ; Charlet, Gabriel ; Renaudier, Jérémie ; Salsi, Massimiliano ; Bertran-Pardo, Oriol

Author_Institution

Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Nozay

fYear

2009

fDate

22-26 March 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

We discuss the interactions of coherent PDM-QPSK channels at 40 Gb/s or 100 Gb/s with lower-bit-rate legacy channels over a typical terrestrial link. Nonlinear effects are found especially penalizing at 40 Gb/s.

Keywords

multiplexing; nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; optical signal detection; quadrature phase shift keying; telecommunication channels; PDM-QPSK channels; bit rate 100 Gbit/s; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; coherent-detection channels; direct-detection channels; lower-bit-rate legacy channels; multibit-rate systems; nonlinear effects; terrestrial link; Distributed feedback devices; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Laser feedback; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical polarization; Optical signal processing; Testing; (060.1660) coherent communication; (060.4510) optical communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2606-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-865-0

Type

conf

Filename

5032768