Title :
A chromatic dispersion estimation method for arbitrary modulation formats
Author :
Zweck, John ; Menyuk, Curtis R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math. & Stat., Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
Simulations show that a modulation-format-independent method for estimating chromatic dispersion from the phase of a coherently-received signal at four frequencies can estimate 3000 ps/nm of dispersion to within 2% at an OSNR of 10 dB.
Keywords :
Fourier transforms; modulation; optical communication; optical dispersion; optical information processing; optical receivers; arbitrary modulation formats; chromatic dispersion estimation method; coherently received signal; Dispersion; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
