Title :
Scaling the advantages of intra-channel nonlinearity compensation in future flexible optical networks
Author :
Rafique, Danish ; Ellis, A.D.
Author_Institution :
Photonic Syst. Group, Univ. Coll. Cork, Cork, Ireland
Abstract :
We report that, contrary to common perception, intra-channel nonlinearity compensation offers significant improvements of up to 4dB, in nonlinear tolerance (Q-factor), in a flexible traffic scenario, and further improvements with increasing local link dispersion, for an optical transport network employing flexible 28Gbaud PM-mQAM transponders.
Keywords :
Q-factor; multiplexing; nonlinear optics; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical information processing; optical transceivers; quadrature amplitude modulation; telecommunication channels; transponders; PM-mQAM transponders; Q-factor; flexible optical networks; flexible traffic scenario; intrachannel nonlinearity compensation; local link dispersion; nonlinear tolerance; optical transport network; polarization multiplexed quadrature amplitude modulation; Digital signal processing; Educational institutions; Modulation; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Q-factor;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
