Title :
Optical system performance of 40Gb/s coherent transponders from a carrier´s perspective
Author :
Nelson, Lynn E. ; Woodward, Sheryl ; Zhou, Xiang ; Magil, Peter D.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs.-Res., Middletown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We review recent experimental studies using a 46 Gb/s dual-polarization QPSK transceiver with coherent detection and real-time digital signal processing, including its tolerance to various impairments. We also discuss its potential advantages from a carrier´s perspective.
Keywords :
optical communication; quadrature phase shift keying; signal processing; transceivers; transponders; QPSK transceiver; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; bit rate 46 Gbit/s; coherent detection; optical system; quadrature phase shift keying; real-time digital signal processing; transponders; Delay; Digital signal processing; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; System performance; Transceivers; Transponders;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343115
