Title :
Effect of word length on transmission performance in the anomalous dispersion regime
Author :
Bigo, Sébastien ; Bertaina, Alain
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Alsthom Recherche, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
We measure the dependence of the bit-error rate as a function of pseudo-random word length, after propagation at 10 Gbit/s in the anomalous dispersion regime. Using programmed patterns, we show that the transmitter and the receiver account for most of this dependence
Keywords :
optical fibre dispersion; optical receivers; optical solitons; optical transmitters; anomalous dispersion regime; bit-error rate; optical receiver; optical transmitter; programmed patterns; pseudo-random word length; transmission performance; word length; Bit error rate; Dispersion; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Optical propagation; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Phase modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732773
