Title :
Study of polarization driven Q fluctuations on deployed undersea fiber systems
Author :
Pilipetskii, A.N. ; Richardson, L.J. ; Golovchenko, E.A. ; Lucero, A.J. ; Davidson, C.R.
Author_Institution :
Tyco Telecommun., Eatontown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We use a simple model to analyze the polarization driven performance fluctuations in an optical transmission system. The model shows good agreement with data accumulated over a long period of time on deployed systems.
Keywords :
Q-factor; error statistics; optical cables; optical fibre polarisation; submarine cables; Q-factor; bit error rate; deployed undersea fiber systems; optical transmission system; polarization driven Q fluctuations; Cables; Fiber nonlinear optics; Fluctuations; Nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber polarization; Optical noise; Page description languages; Repeaters; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192903
