• DocumentCode
    2382785
  • Title

    Polarization modulation in ultra-long haul transmission systems: a promising alternative to intensity modulation

  • Author

    Carena, A. ; Curri, V. ; Gaudino, R. ; Greco, N. ; Poggiolini, P. ; Benedetto, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dipt. di Elettronica, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    20-24 Sep 1998
  • Firstpage
    429
  • Abstract
    We present a comparison between NRZ intensity modulation and polarization modulation (POLSK) in ultra long optical links. We show that POLSK can be an interesting candidate to go beyond the limits of standard NRZ systems
  • Keywords
    intensity modulation; light polarisation; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; NRZ intensity modulation; intensity modulation; polarization modulation; standard NRZ systems; ultra-long haul transmission systems; Intensity modulation; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical noise; Optical polarization; Optical signal processing; Phase modulation; Polarization shift keying; Scanning probe microscopy; Signal generators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Madrid
  • Print_ISBN
    84-89900-14-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.1998.732636
  • Filename
    732636