Title :
Improved nonlinear tolerance of 112-Gb/s PDM-OFDM in dispersion-uncompensated transmission with efficient channel estimation
Author :
Liu, Xiang ; Buchali, Fred
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ
Abstract :
We show numerically that the nonlinear tolerance of a 112-Gb/s PDM-OFDM signal, coherently received with a robust and efficient channel estimation method, is substantially improved by fiber dispersion.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; channel estimation; electromagnetic wave polarisation; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; PDM-OFDM signal; bit rate 112 Gbit/s; channel estimation; dispersion-uncompensated transmission; fiber dispersion; nonlinear tolerance; optical fibre communication; polarization division multiplexing; Channel estimation; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; OFDM modulation; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729132
