Balanced versus single-ended detection of DPSK: Degraded advantage due to fiber nonlinearities

Y. Yadin*, M. Orenstein, M. Shtaif

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Abstract

We study the effect of nonlinear transmission on the receiver sensitivity advantage of differential-phase-shift-keying systems using balanced detection. We show how the accumulation of nonlinear phase noise owing to the Gordon-Mollenauer effect reduces the advantage of balanced detection, until it is completely eliminated in highly nonlinear scenarios. The results of our analysis are consistent with existing experimental observations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)164-166
Number of pages3
JournalIEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume19
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2007

Keywords

  • Differential phase-shift keying (DPSK)
  • Optical fiber communication
  • Phase modulation
  • Phase noise

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