Frequency Stability in Optical Networks: Challenges, Implementation and Implications

Conference: ECOC 2016 - 42nd European Conference on Optical Communication
09/18/2016 - 09/22/2016 at Düsseldorf, Deutschland

Proceedings: ECOC 2016

Pages: 3Language: englishTyp: PDF

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Authors:
Radic, Stojan (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA)

Abstract:
The role of frequency carrier stability in optical networks is discussed. We show that so-called nonlinear capacity limit for fiber transmission was established erroneously and has no physical basis in any optical network of practical interest.