Nonlinear compensation using backpropagation for polarization-multiplexed transmission

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 939-951

  Ip, Ezra ^a  

^a NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Backpropagation (BP); Chromatic dispersion (CD); Coherent detection; DSP; Nonlinear phase noise (NLPN); Nonlinear signal processing; Optical fiber communications; Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM); Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)

Indexed keywords

COHERENT DETECTION; NON-LINEAR SIGNAL PROCESSING; NONLINEAR PHASE NOISE; OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION; ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY-DIVISION MULTIPLEXING (OFDM);

BACKPROPAGATION; CHROMATIC DISPERSION; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSORS; MULTIPLEXING EQUIPMENT; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; ORTHOGONAL FUNCTIONS; PHASE NOISE; POLARIZATION; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

DISPERSIONS;

EID: 77749264160     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2010.2040135     Document Type: Article

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