Title :
The impact of nonlinearity on electronic dispersion compensation of optical channels
Author :
Agazzi, Oscar E. ; Gopinathan, Venugopal
Author_Institution :
Broadcom Corp., Irvine, CA, USA
Abstract :
We show that the nonlinear, non-minimum phase nature of the optical channel is largely responsible for the marked performance difference between maximum likelihood sequence estimation (MLSE) and decision-feedback equalizer (DFE) approaches to dispersion compensation.
Keywords :
channel estimation; compensation; decision feedback equalisers; intersymbol interference; maximum likelihood sequence estimation; optical fibre dispersion; optical receivers; decision-feedback equalizer; electronic dispersion compensation; maximum likelihood sequence estimation; nonlinear nonminimum phase; optical channel;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
