Performance of a 46-Gbps dual-polarization QPSK transceiver with real-time coherent equalization over high PMD fiber

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 158-167

  Nelson, L E ^a   Woodward, S L ^a   Foo, S ^b   Zhou, X ^a   Feuer, M D ^a   Hanson, D ^b   McGhan, D ^b   Sun, H ^b   Moyer, M ^b   Sullivan, M O ^b   Magill, P D ^a  

^a AT AND T LABS RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NORTEL NETWORKS   (Canada)

Author keywords

(060.1660) coherent communications; (060.2360) fiber optics links and subsystems; (060.4510) Optical communications; (260.5430) polarization

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; ERROR CORRECTION; LAUNCHING; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTONICS; POLARIZATION; POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION; QUADRATURE PHASE SHIFT KEYING; TRANSCEIVERS;

(060.1660) COHERENT COMMUNICATIONS; (060.2360) FIBER OPTICS LINKS AND SUBSYSTEMS; (060.4510) OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS; (260.5430) POLARIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL GROUP DELAYS; DUAL POLARIZATIONS; ELECTRONIC EQUALIZATIONS; ERROR-FREE TRANSMISSIONS; FIBER NON LINEARITIES; FORWARD ERROR-CORRECTION; HIGHER-ORDER PMD; MEASURED CHANNELS; MULTI CHANNELS; MULTI SPANS; QUADRATURE PHASE; SINGLE CHANNELS; STATE OF POLARIZATIONS; TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE;

FIBERS;

EID: 61649093806     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2008.2008106     Document Type: Conference Paper

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