Title :
Accumulation rate of inter and intra-channel nonlinear distortions in uncompensated 100G PDM-QPSK systems
Author :
Rival, Olivier ; Mheidly, K.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs., Nozay, France
Abstract :
We show how intra- and inter-channel nonlinear distortions in uncompensated WDM systems accumulate at different rates with distance, explaining the difference in tolerance to the Kerr effect for a wide range of systems.
Keywords :
nonlinear distortion; optical Kerr effect; optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; quadrature phase shift keying; wavelength division multiplexing; Kerr effect; PDM-QPSK systems; accumulation rate; interchannel nonlinear distortions; intrachannel nonlinear distortions; uncompensated WDM systems; wavelength division multiplexing; Channel spacing; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear distortion; Optical distortion; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
