Open AccessOptical diversity transmission using WDM signal and phase-conjugate lights through multi-core fiber
Author(s) -
Masafumi Koga,
Mitsuki Moroi,
H. Takara
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.24.009340
Subject(s) - optics , wavelength division multiplexing , transmission (telecommunications) , span (engineering) , physics , phase (matter) , telecommunications , computer science , engineering , wavelength , civil engineering , quantum mechanics
This paper proposes a maximum-ratio combining (MRC) scheme for a WDM signal and phase-conjugate pair (PCP) diversity transmission to cancel nonlinear phase-shift. A transfer function approximation for nonlinear phase-shift cancellation is formulated. It shows, with the help of a numerical calculation, that span-by-span chromatic dispersion compensation is more effective than the lumped equivalent at the receiver. This is confirmed in a 2-core diversity 5 channel WDM transmission experiment over 3-spans of 60km MCF with 25 Gbit/s-QPSK PCP. The peak Q-value was enhanced by 3.6dB through MRC, resulting in superior bitrate-distance product and optical power density limit, compared to twice the single core transmission.