Does the Cross-Talk Between Nonlinear Modes Limit the Performance of NFDM Systems?

12/30/2017

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by   Vahid Aref, et al.

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We show a non-negligible cross-talk between nonlinear modes in Nonlinear Frequency-Division Multiplexed system when data is modulated over the nonlinear Fourier spectrum, both the continuous spectrum and the discrete spectrum, and transmitted over a lumped amplified fiber link. We evaluate the performance loss if the cross-talks are neglected.