Title :
Optimized pulse shaping for mitigating optical nonlinearity
Author :
Châtelain, Benoît ; Liboiron-Ladouceur, Odile ; Gagnon, François ; Plant, David V.
Author_Institution :
McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
A new pulse shape for optical nonlinearity mitigation is proposed. Realistic simulations show that a 2.3 dB increase in launch power can be obtained, at no extra cost.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical pulse shaping; self-phase modulation; CW laser; DPSK modulation; SPM compensation; electronically pre-compensated system; fiber dispersion; fiber optic links; optical nonlinearity mitigation; pulse shaping; self-phase modulation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical pulse shaping; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Pulse shaping methods; Shape; (060.2330) Fiber optics communications; (060.4080) Modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
