A comparison between NRZ and RZ data formats with respect to PMD-induced system degradation

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 448-450

  Sunnerud, Henrik ^b   Karlsson, Magnus ^b   Andrekson, Peter A ^a,b,c  

^a IEEE

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c CENiX Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Coding; Data formats; Nonreturn to zero (NRZ); PMD compensation mitigation; Polarization mode dispersion (PMD); Return to zero (RZ); Ultrahigh bit rates

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA STRUCTURES; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); INTERSYMBOL INTERFERENCE; LASER MODES; LASER PULSES; LIGHT POLARIZATION;

DIFFERENTIAL GROUP DELAY; NONRETURN-TO-ZERO DATA FORMAT; OUTAGE PROBABILITY; POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION; RETURN-TO-ZERO DATA FORMAT;

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0035333382     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.920747     Document Type: Article

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