Title :
Experimental demonstration of coherent MAP detection for nonlinearity mitigation in long-haul transmissions
Author :
Cai, Y. ; Foursa, D.G. ; Davidson, C.R. ; Cai, J.-X. ; Sinkin, O. ; Nissov, M. ; Pilipetskii, A.
Author_Institution :
Tyco Telecommun., Eatontown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We implemented a maximum a posteriori probability (MAP) detection scheme for mitigating nonlinear phase distortion. We demonstrated 1 dB improvement in system performance and ~2dB higher nonlinearity tolerance after 6,000 km transmission.
Keywords :
maximum likelihood estimation; wavelength division multiplexing; coherent MAP detection; longhaul transmissions; maximum a posteriori probability; nonlinear phase distortion; Digital signal processing; Fiber nonlinear optics; Modulation; Optical distortion; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Phase detection; Phase distortion; Signal processing; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
