DocumentCode
3528206
Title
The Capacity of Fiber-Optic Communication Systems
Author
Essiambre, R.-J. ; Foschini, G.J. ; Winzer, P.J. ; Kramer, Gerhard ; Burrows, Ellsworth C
Author_Institution
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
fYear
2008
fDate
24-28 Feb. 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We present a capacity estimate of fiber-optic communication systems limited by fiber nonlinearity. The analysis reveals that a capacity of ~5 bits/s/Hz in a single polarization for transmission over 2000 km is possible using advanced technologies.
Keywords
channel capacity; channel estimation; nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; distance 2000 km; fiber nonlinearity; fiber-optic communication systems; information capacity estimation; single polarization; AWGN; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Optical transmitters; Signal to noise ratio;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-856-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528589
Filename
4528589
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