PMD tolerance of 288 Gbit/s Coherent WDM and transmission over unrepeatered 124 km of field-installed single mode optical fiber

Low-cost, high-capacity optical transmission systems are required for metropolitan area networks. Direct-detected multi-carrier systems are attractive candidates, but polarization mode dispersion (PMD) is one of the major impairments that limits their performance. In this paper, we report the first...

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Published inOptics express Vol. 18; no. 13; pp. 13908 - 13914
Main Authors Frascella, Paola, Gunning, Fatima C Garcia, Ibrahim, Selwan K, Gunning, Paul, Ellis, Andrew D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 21.06.2010
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Fiber Optic Technology - methods
Light
Materials Testing
Optical Fibers
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Summary:Low-cost, high-capacity optical transmission systems are required for metropolitan area networks. Direct-detected multi-carrier systems are attractive candidates, but polarization mode dispersion (PMD) is one of the major impairments that limits their performance. In this paper, we report the first experimental analysis of the PMD tolerance of a 288Gbit/s NRZ-OOK Coherent Wavelength Division Multiplexing system. The results show that this impairment is determined primarily by the subcarrier baud rate. We confirm the robustness of the system to PMD by demonstrating error-free performance over an unrepeatered 124km field-installed single-mode fiber with a negligible penalty of 0.3dB compared to the back-to-back measurements.
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ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.18.013908