Principles for Electronic Equalization of Polarization-Mode Dispersion

4 May 2004

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Journal of Lightwave Technology

Vol. 22 (4) , 1169-1182
https://doi.org/10.1109/jlt.2004.825333

Abstract

System performance of optical fiber transmission in the presence of polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) can be improved by various types of electronic equalizers, which will be discussed in this paper. After a brief review of equalization and detection theory, equalizer concepts are adapted to the nonlinear optical channel and the architecture is optimized for high bit rate applications. Simulation results accounting for implementation losses in state-of-the-art technologies and realistic transmission conditions indicate that these concepts provide adequate solutions for equalization in lightwave transmission systems.

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