Title :
System impairment of double-Rayleigh scattering and dependence on modulation format
Author :
Martinelli, C. ; Charlet, G. ; Pierre, L. ; Antona, J. ; Bayart, D.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Res. & Innovation, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
The penalty induced by double-Rayleigh scattering is quantified by back-to-back BER measurement with independent generation of Rayleigh-type and ASE noises. We determine the weighting coefficient of the DRS noise contribution of four modulation formats.
Keywords :
Rayleigh scattering; error statistics; optical modulation; optical noise; superradiance; ASE noises; DRS noise weighting coefficient; Rayleigh-type noise generation; back-to-back BER measurement; double-Rayleigh scattering penalty; modulation format; system impairment; Bars; Noise generators; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Optical signal processing; Rayleigh scattering; Signal to noise ratio; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248478
