DocumentCode
1900673
Title
Fiber capacity limits: Information theory meets optical communication and fiber physics
Author
Essiambre, R.-J.
Author_Institution
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
5-9 Dec. 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Determining a fundamental limit to the rate of transmission of information in optical fibers, or fiber capacity, requires bringing together concepts of information theory, nonlinear dynamics and optical physics. An overview of an approach to estimate fiber capacity is presented.
Keywords
optical fibre communication; optical fibres; fiber capacity limits; fiber physics; fundamental limit; information theory; nonlinear dynamics; optical communication; optical fibers; optical physics; rate of transmission; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber theory; amplified spontaneous emission; fiber nonlinearity; information theory; optical communication;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT), 2010 35th Australian Conference on
Conference_Location
Melbourne, VIC
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929905
Filename
5929905
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