Numerical investigation of performance variability for WDM transmission systems using PDM-QPSK channels

Aida Seck (1, 2, 3) , Jordi Vuong (1, 2, 3) , Petros Ramantanis (1, 2, 3) , Djalal Falih Bendimerad (1, 2, 4, 3) , Yann Frignac (1, 2, 3) , Catherine Lepers (1, 2, 3) , Badr-Eddine Benkelfat (5, 1, 2, 3)

1 TSP - EPH - Département Electronique et Physique
2 SAMOVAR - Services répartis, Architectures, MOdélisation, Validation, Administration des Réseaux
3 CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
4 Département de Génie Electrique, Laboratoire de Télécommunications (Université Abou bekr Belkaïd - Tlemcen )
5 R3S-SAMOVAR - Réseaux, Systèmes, Services, Sécurité

We numerically investigate the nonlinear transmission performance variability as a function of the time delay between channels and their initial states of polarization, also pointing out the values yielding the best or worst transmission performances

Mots clés: Fiber optic transmission systems; PDM-QPSK; Cross Polarization Modulation (XpolM); Transmission performances

Domaines: Optique / photonique

Aida Seck, Jordi Vuong, Petros Ramantanis, Djalal Falih Bendimerad, Yann Frignac, et al.. Numerical investigation of performance variability for WDM transmission systems using PDM-QPSK channels. OFC/NFOEC 2012 : Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, Mar 2012, Los Angeles, United States. pp.1 - 3, ⟨10.1364/NFOEC.2012.JW2A.51⟩. ⟨hal-01344518⟩