Abstract
Interchannel cross-phase-modulation-induced polarization scattering (XPMIPS) and its effect on the performance of optical polarization mode dispersion (PMD) compensation in wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) systems are studied. The level of XPMIPS in long-haul WDM transmission systems is theoretically quantified, and its effect on optical PMD compensation is evaluated with numerical simulations. We show that in 10-Gbit/s ultra-long-haul dense WDM systems XPMIPS could reduce the PMD compensation efficiency by 50%, whereas for 40-Gbit/s systems the effect of XPMIPS is smaller.
© 2003 Optical Society of America
Full Article | PDF ArticleMore Like This
Chongjin Xie, Magnus Karlsson, Henrik Sunnerud, and Peter A. Andrekson
Opt. Lett. 26(10) 672-674 (2001)
Linn F. Mollenauer, Andrew Grant, Xiang Liu, Xing Wei, Chongjin Xie, and Inuk Kang
Opt. Lett. 28(21) 2043-2045 (2003)
Xiang Liu, Xing Wei, Linn F. Mollenauer, Colin J. McKinstrie, and Chongjin Xie
Opt. Lett. 28(16) 1412-1414 (2003)