Polarization division multiplexing (PolDM) is a promising way to improve the spectral efficiency of fiber-optic communication systems. However, PolDM systems suffer greatly from polarization mode dispersion (PMD), especially in long-haul systems. PMD is time-varying and is intrinsically hard to compensate. Current PMD compensators are complicated and expensive to build, adding to the cost and complexity of practical PolDM systems. We propose a new differential polarization time coding scheme combined with controlled polarization rotation to increase the system tolerance to PMD. An encoding algorithm, a differential receiver design, and a decoding algorithm are described in detail. Controlled polarization rotation is achievable using conventional Mach-Zehnder interferometers that are used to modulate the signal. Simulation results show that significant improvement in PMD tolerance can be achieved with little added complexity. Given a certain transmission distance, our proposed system can also increase the achievable data rate compared to a PolDM differential quadrature phase shift keying system.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/25890 |
| Date | 13 January 2011 |
| Creators | Pan, Chunpo |
| Contributors | Kschischang, Frank R. |
| Source Sets | University of Toronto |
| Language | en_ca |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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