title: Effect of cross-phase-modulation-induced polarization scattering on optical polarization mode dispersion compensation in wavelength-division-multiplexed systems.
abstract: Interchannel cross-phase-modulation-induced polarization scattering (XPMIPS) and its effect on the performance of optical polarization mode dispersion (PMD) compensation in wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) systems are studied. The level of XPMIPS in long-haul WDM transmission systems is theoretically quantified, and its effect on optical PMD compensation is evaluated with numerical simulations. We show that in 10-Gbit/s ultra-long-haul dense WDM systems XPMIPS could reduce the PMD compensation efficiency by 50%, whereas for 40-Gbit/s systems the effect of XPMIPS is smaller.
authors.affiliation: Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, 101 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel, New Jersey 07733, USA. chongjin@lucent.com
authors.forename: Chongjin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Lothar
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Möller
authors.forename: Daniel C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Kilper
authors.forename: Linn F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Mollenauer