Title :
Nonlinear tolerance of polarization-multiplexed QPSK transmission over mixed fiber links
Author :
Pina, José F. ; Xia, Chunmin ; Striegler, Arne G. ; van den Borne, Dirk
Author_Institution :
Nokia Siemens Networks, Amadora, Portugal
Abstract :
The nonlinear tolerance of 40-Gb/s and 100-Gb/s CP-QPSK signals is investigated for mixed fiber links without chromatic dispersion compensation. We show that mixed fiber configurations can significantly affect the nonlinear threshold.
Keywords :
optical links; optical modulation; quadrature phase shift keying; CP-QPSK signal; bit rate 100 Gbit/s; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; chromatic dispersion compensation; mixed fiber link; nonlinear tolerance; polarization-multiplexed QPSK transmission; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
