Distributed Nonlinear Compensation Using Optoelectronic Circuits
Journal article, 2018

This paper investigates the use of optoelectronic subsystems placed all the way along a fiber link to provide distributed mitigation of the distortion caused by the Kerr nonlinearity. These subsystems use power -dependent phase modulation to mitigate the low-frequency ( < 1 GHz) components of the self-phase modulation and cross-phase modulation (XPM) distortion experienced by several wavelength channels simultaneously. Furthermore, this technique compensates the nonlinear distortion on a per-span basis, and so can mitigate XPM in optically routed links, unlike transmitter- or receiver-side nonlinearity compensation techniques. We present proof-of-concept results from both experimental and numerical studies that show our optoelectronic technique can effectively mitigate the distortion caused by fiber nonlinearity. Additional simulations study the impact of various link parameters on the effectiveness of this scheme.

phase modulation

optical fiber communication

Nonlinearity compensation

Author

Benjamin Foo

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Photonics

Monash University

William Corcoran

Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS)

Monash University

Arthur Lowery

Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS)

Monash University

Journal of Lightwave Technology

0733-8724 (ISSN) 1558-2213 (eISSN)

Vol. 36 6 1326-1339 8169009

Subject Categories

Telecommunications

Applied Mechanics

Other Physics Topics

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2017.2779747

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