Equalization-Enhanced Phase Noise in Stokes-Vector Direct Detection Systems

Meng Qiu; Qunbi Zhuge; Mohammed Y. S. Sowailem; Thang M. Hoang; Mathieu Chagnon; Meng Xiang; Xingyu Zhou; Fangyuan Zhang; David V. Plant

doi:10.1109/JPHOT.2016.2628199

IEEE Photonics Journal (Jan 2016)

Equalization-Enhanced Phase Noise in Stokes-Vector Direct Detection Systems

Meng Qiu,
Qunbi Zhuge,
Mohammed Y. S. Sowailem,
Thang M. Hoang,
Mathieu Chagnon,
Meng Xiang,
Xingyu Zhou,
Fangyuan Zhang,
David V. Plant

Affiliations

Meng Qiu: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Qunbi Zhuge: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Mohammed Y. S. Sowailem: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Thang M. Hoang: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Mathieu Chagnon: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Meng Xiang: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Xingyu Zhou: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Fangyuan Zhang: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
David V. Plant: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOT.2016.2628199
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 6
pp. 1 – 7

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In this work, we provide both numerical and experimental investigations of equalization-enhanced phase noise (EEPN) in Stokes-vector direct detection (SV-DD) systems. We show that the influence of EEPN cannot be neglected in high symbol rate SV-DD systems after transmission over several hundred kilometers of fibers when electronic chromatic dispersion compensation and lasers with linewidths of the order of Megahertz are employed. Simulation results are presented to evaluate the dependence of EEPN effects on laser linewidth, transmission distance, and symbol rate. Experiments are then conducted in a 56-Gbaud 16-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) SV-DD system to demonstrate the EEPN-induced performance degradation after 320-km transmission over standard single mode fiber (SSMF).

Published in IEEE Photonics Journal

ISSN: 1943-0655 (Online)
Publisher: IEEE
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics; Science: Physics: Optics. Light
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