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Title: Experimental study and numerical modelling of a 3 × 100G DP-QPSK superchannel

Journal Article · · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QEL16422· OSTI ID:22725961

Crosstalk effects are studied experimentally in a DWDM line with 100G DP-QPSK channels at a frequency convergence of the channels (three channels with a frequency separation of 50, 37.5 and 33 GHz) in the C-band. Spans of 100 km in length are used, with the number of spans varying from one to six. The required optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR{sub R}) is determined experimentally for a different number of spans, interchannel intervals and input power. We propose a theoretical model based on the numerical modelling that describes the influence of adjacent channels at a strong convergence. The model is calibrated using the obtained experimental data. Based on the proposed model, we calculate the maximal value of the spectral efficiency in systems with a dense arrangement of 100G DP-QPSK channels (∼3.2 bit s{sup −1} Hz{sup −1}). (fibre-optic communication)

OSTI ID:
22725961
Journal Information:
Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Vol. 47, Issue 8; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7818
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English