Method and apparatus for improving spectral efficiency in fiber-optic communication systems
AssigneeTyco Telecommunications (US) Inc.
InventorsAndrej B. Puc, Alexei N. Pilipetskii
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Abstract
A method for designing an optical system is disclosed. The optical system launches optical signals modulated with data into a fiber link having a property of inducing nonlinear distortion of the optical signals as a function of signal power of the optical signals and distance traversed in the fiber link. A Q-factor curve for the fiber link is determined as a function of the signal power. A signal power is preselected based on the Q-factor curve. The preselected signal power is associated with a set of channels. A coding gain is preselected based on the preselected signal power and a desired channel spacing for the set of channels.
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A method for designing an optical system launching optical signals modulated with data into a fiber link having a property of inducing nonlinear distortion of the optical signals as a function of signal power of the optical signals and distance traversed in the fiber link, comprising:
- determining a Q-factor curve for the fiber link as a function of the signal power;
- preselecting a signal power based on the Q-factor curve, the preselected signal power being associated with a plurality of channels;
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- preselecting a coding gain based on the preselected signal power and a desired channel spacing for the plurality of channels.
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