Title :
Integrated circuits for fiber systems
Author_Institution :
Nortel Networks, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
In this tutorial paper we review the nature and requirements of optical fiber communications systems, and identify some trends in fiber systems that will have a bearing on the integrated circuits used to realize them. We concentrate on the optical interface layer, and only discuss up- and down-stream signal processing as it impacts the components of interest. The emphasis is on high capacity links, operating at line rates of above 2.5 Gb/s.
Keywords :
digital communication; forward error correction; monolithic integrated circuits; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; 2.5 Gbit/s; FEC; Gbit/s line rates; down-stream signal processing; high capacity links; integrated circuits; optical fiber communications systems; optical interface layer; receivers; transmitters; up-stream signal processing; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical solitons; Optical transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Gallium Arsenide Integrated Circuit (GaAs IC) Symposium, 2002. 24th Annual Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
Monterey, California, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7447-9
DOI :
10.1109/GAAS.2002.1049020
