Title :
Timing-jitter in high bit-rate WDM communication systems due to PMD-nonlinearity interaction
Author :
Khosravani, Reza
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Sci., Sonoma State Univ., Rohnert Park, CA, USA
Abstract :
We show that the interaction of polarization-mode-dispersion and cross-phase-modulation in 10 and 40 Gbit/s WDM systems results in a significant timing-jitter, even in the absence of a PMD compensator. An acceptable PMD level can generate unacceptable jitter in WDM systems.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; phase modulation; timing jitter; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 40 Gbit/s; PMD-nonlinearity interaction; cross-phase-modulation; high bit-rate WDM communication; polarization-mode-dispersion; timing jitter; Birefringence; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Jitter; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193104
