Performance limits in optical communications due to fiber nonlinearity

AD Ellis, ME McCarthy, MAZ Al Khateeb… - Advances in Optics …, 2017 - opg.optica.org
In this paper, we review the historical evolution of predictions of the performance of optical
communication systems. We will describe how such predictions were made from the outset …

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 …

A theory of nonlinear interactions between signal and amplified spontaneous emission noise in coherent wavelength division multiplexed systems

A Ghazisaeidi - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2017 - opg.optica.org
A general theory of nonlinear interactions between signal and amplified spontaneous
emission noise in wavelength division multiplexed fiber-optic coherent transmission systems …

Experimental analysis of nonlinear impairments in fibre optic transmission systems up to 7.3 THz

G Saavedra, M Tan, DJ Elson, L Galdino… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2017 - opg.optica.org
An effective way of increasing the overall optical fibre capacity is by expanding the
bandwidth used to transmit signals. In this paper, the impact of expanding the transmission …

A closed-form expression to evaluate nonlinear interference in Raman-amplified links

D Semrau, G Saavedra, D Lavery, RI Killey… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2017 - opg.optica.org
An accurate, closed-form expression to evaluate the nonlinear interference (NLI) noise
power in Nyquist-spaced, coherent optical communication systems using backward-pumped …

Span length and information rate optimisation in optical transmission systems using single-channel digital backpropagation

B Karanov, T Xu, NA Shevchenko, D Lavery… - Optics …, 2017 - opg.optica.org
The optimisation of span length when designing optical communication systems is important
from both performance and cost perspectives. In this paper, the optimisation of inter-amplifier …

Nonlinearity compensation and information rates in fully-loaded C-band optical fibre transmission systems

T Xu, NA Shevchenko, B Karanov… - 2017 European …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nonlinearity compensation and achievable information rates were investigated in fully-
loaded C-band communication systems considering transceiver limitations. It is found that …

Feature issue introduction: Nonlinearity mitigation for coherent transmission systems

M Karlsson, N Alic, S Chandrsekhar, A Mecozzi - Optics Express, 2017 - opg.optica.org
Feature issue introduction: Nonlinearity mitigation for coherent transmission systems clickable
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A Theory of Nonlinear Signal-Noise Interactions in Wavelength Division Multiplexed Coherent Systems

A Ghazisaeidi - arXiv preprint arXiv:1704.06461, 2017 - arxiv.org
A general theory of nonlinear signal-noise interactions for wavelength division multiplexed
fiber-optic coherent transmission systems is presented. This theory is based on the regular …

Digital back-propagation for unrepeatered transmission

D Lavery - 2017 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unrepeatered transmission has seen a substantial advance in recent years, largely due to
the development of advanced optical fibers and amplifier technologies. Here, the potential …