Title :
Impairments of bit-to-bit alternate-polarization on non-linear threshold, CD and DGD tolerance of 43 Gb/s ASK and DPSK formats [fibre optic communication]
Author :
Klekamp, A. ; Dischler, W. ; Idler, W.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Res. & Innovation, Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract :
Applying bit-to-bit alternate-polarization modulation at 43 Gb/s in ASK/DPSK formats, we found experimentally non-linear threshold benefits up to 4 dB with RZ and 2 dB with NRZ, reduction of DGD tolerance up to 3 ps with RZ formats and a dispersion-tolerance of 20% with DPSK-NRZ.
Keywords :
amplitude shift keying; differential phase shift keying; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; 43 Gbit/s; ASK; CD; DGD tolerance; DPSK; NRZ; RZ; bit-to-bit alternate-polarization; chromatic dispersion; differential group delay; dispersion-tolerance; nonlinear threshold; Amplitude shift keying; Bit error rate; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Modulation; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber polarization; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193156
