Title :
Channel capacity of fiberoptic communication systems with amplified spontaneous emission noise
Author :
Cai, Yi ; Pilipetskii, Alexei N.
Author_Institution :
Tyco Telecommun., Eatontown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We evaluate the capacity of fiberoptic channels dominated by linear amplified spontaneous emission noise for different modulation formats. Based on the channel capacities, we discuss possible gains from different modulation and coding techniques.
Keywords :
AWGN channels; channel capacity; error correction codes; forward error correction; light polarisation; optical fibre communication; optical noise; phase shift keying; superradiance; AWGN channels; BPSK; QPSK; coding techniques; fiberoptic channel capacity; fiberoptic communication systems; linear amplified spontaneous emission noise; modulation formats; polarization modes; AWGN channels; Additive white noise; Channel capacity; Communication systems; Gaussian noise; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Spontaneous emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193041
