title: Four-wave mixing crosstalk suppression based on the pairing combinations of differently linear-polarized optical signals.
abstract: A new approach to suppressing the four-wave mixing (FWM) crosstalk by using the pairing combinations of differently linear-polarized optical signals was investigated. The simulation was conducted using a four-channel system, and the total data rate was 40 Gb/s. A comparative study on the suppression of FWM for existing and suggested techniques was conducted by varying the input power from 2 dBm to 14 dBm. The robustness of the proposed technique was examined with two types of optical fiber, namely, single-mode fiber (SMF) and dispersion-shifted fiber (DSF). The FWM power drastically reduced to less than -68 and -25 dBm at an input power of 14 dBm, when the polarization technique was conducted for SMF and DSF, respectively. With the conventional method, the FWM powers were, respectively, -56 and -20 dBm. The system performance greatly improved with the proposed polarization approach, where the bit error rates (BERs) at the first channel were 2.57 × 10(-40) and 3.47 × 10(-29) at received powers of -4.90 and -13.84 dBm for SMF and DSF, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Communication Services Convergence Technologies, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, 43000 Kajang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Haider
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abd
authors.affiliation: Centre for Communication Services Convergence Technologies, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, 43000 Kajang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Norashidah Md
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Din
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Engineering, Sohar University, P.O. Box 44, PCI 311 Sohar, Oman.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Al-Mansoori
authors.affiliation: Centre for Communication Services Convergence Technologies, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, 43000 Kajang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.affiliation: School of Computer Engineering, University Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Fadhil
mesh_terms: D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000379:methods*; D008027:Light; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D055096:Optical Devices