Title :
A simple strategy for mitigating XPM in nonlinear WDM optical systems
Author :
Marsella, D. ; Secondini, M. ; Agrell, E. ; Forestieri, E.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´Anna, TeCIP Inst., Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
Resilience to cross-phase modulation (XPM) can be improved by employing multicarrier modulation formats. The impact of the number of subcarriers on the achievable information rate is discussed and a possible XPM compensation strategy is suggested.
Keywords :
compensation; optical modulation; phase modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; XPM compensation strategy; XPM mitigation; information rate; multicarrier modulation formats; nonlinear WDM optical systems; resilience to cross-phase modulation; Atmospheric modeling; Computational modeling; Detectors; Modulation; Nonlinear optics; Phase noise; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
