Nonlinear interference noise in 100-Gbit s–1 communication lines with the DP-QPSK modulation format

Quantum Electronics
N.V. Gurkin, O.E. Nanii, A.G. Novikov, S.O. Plaksin, V.N. Treshchikov, R.R. Ubaidullaev

The nonlinear interference noise power was measured experimentally as a function of the signal power and the length of the fibre coherent 100-Gbit s–1 communication line, in which chromatic dispersion is not optically compensated. An expression was derived for the optimal signal power corresponding to a maximal excess of the measured optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) over the OSNR required for conditionally error-free operation. The dependence of signal optimal power measured experimentally well agrees with the theoretical formula derived.

http://iopscience.iop.org/1063-7818/43/6/550/