Digital signal processing for coherent transceivers employing multilevel formats

MS Faruk, SJ Savory - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Digital coherent transceivers have revolutionized optical fiber communications due to their
superior performance offered compared to intensity modulation and direct detection based …

Nonlinear signal multiplexing for communication beyond the Kerr nonlinearity limit

ST Le, V Aref, H Buelow - Nature Photonics, 2017 - nature.com
Current optical fibre transmission systems rely on modulation, coding and multiplexing
techniques that were originally developed for linear communication channels. However …

[HTML][HTML] Use of polarization freedom beyond polarization-division multiplexing to support high-speed and spectral-efficient data transmission

ZY Chen, LS Yan, Y Pan, L Jiang, AL Yi… - Light: Science & …, 2017 - nature.com
Increasing the system capacity and spectral efficiency (SE) per unit bandwidth is one of the
ultimate goals for data network designers, especially when using technologies compatible …

Investigation of bandwidth loading in optical fibre transmission using amplified spontaneous emission noise

DJ Elson, G Saavedra, K Shi, D Semrau, L Galdino… - Optics express, 2017 - opg.optica.org
The use of spectrally shaped amplified spontaneous emission noise (SS-ASE) as a method
for emulating interfering channels in optical fibre transmission systems has been studied. It …

On the limits of digital back-propagation in the presence of transceiver noise

L Galdino, D Semrau, D Lavery, G Saavedra… - Optics …, 2017 - opg.optica.org
This paper investigates the impact of transceiver noise on the performance of digital back-
propagation (DBP). A generalized expression to estimate the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) …

Modulation format dependence of digital nonlinearity compensation performance in optical fibre communication systems

T Xu, NA Shevchenko, D Lavery, D Semrau, G Liga… - Optics express, 2017 - opg.optica.org
The relationship between modulation format and the performance of multi-channel digital
back-propagation (MC-DBP) in ideal Nyquist-spaced optical communication systems is …

Achievable rate degradation of ultra-wideband coherent fiber communication systems due to stimulated Raman scattering

D Semrau, R Killey, P Bayvel - Optics express, 2017 - opg.optica.org
As the bandwidths of optical communication systems are increased to maximize channel
capacity, the impact of stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) on the achievable information …

High speed precompensated nonlinear frequency-division multiplexed transmissions

ST Le, V Aref, H Buelow - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nonlinear frequency division multiplexing (NFDM) with the modulation of the nonlinear
Fourier spectrum (both discrete and/or continuous parts) have been recently considered as …

Digital backpropagation accounting for polarization-mode dispersion

CB Czegledi, G Liga, D Lavery, M Karlsson, E Agrell… - Optics …, 2017 - opg.optica.org
Digital backpropagation (DBP) is a promising digital-domain technique to mitigate Kerr-
induced nonlinear interference. While it successfully removes deterministic signal–signal …

[HTML][HTML] Digital nonlinearity compensation in high-capacity optical communication systems considering signal spectral broadening effect

T Xu, B Karanov, NA Shevchenko, D Lavery, G Liga… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Nyquist-spaced transmission and digital signal processing have proved effective in
maximising the spectral efficiency and reach of optical communication systems. In these …