Title :
Performance of Dual-Polarization QPSK for Optical Transport Systems
Author :
Roberts, K. ; O´Sullivan, M. ; Kuang-Tsan Wu ; Han Sun ; Awadalla, A. ; Krause, D.J. ; Laperle, C.
Author_Institution :
Nortel, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
The emergence of capable semiconductor processes has allowed digital signal processing to extend the application range of high-capacity optical systems. We report the performance of polarization multiplexed (or dual-polarization) quadrature phase-shift keying at 40 and 100 Gb/s.
Keywords :
multiplexing; optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; optical information processing; quadrature phase shift keying; bit rate 100 Gbit/s; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; capable semiconductor process; digital signal processing; dual-polarization QPSK; high-capacity optical systems; polarization multiplexed quadrature phase-shift keying; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Quadrature phase shift keying; Stimulated emission; Time division multiplexing; Electronic signal processing; optical coherent transceiver; polarization multiplexing; quadrature phase-shift keying (QPSK);
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2009.2022484
