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Method and system for coherent equalization of chromatic dispersion of optical signals in a fiber

US9537578B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 13, 2010
Grant dateJan 3, 2017
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Expiry dateDec 13, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B10/616
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Method and system for optimally equalizing distortion of an optical data channel carrying coherent optical signals with a given analog bandwidth B. A receiving end with IQ paths receives signals and a balanced detector detects signals in each path. The bandwidth of the detected signals is reduced by a factor of N by filtering the output of each path using an AAF with a cutoff frequency optimized to the analog bandwidth 2B/N of each path, where the AAF has deterministic attributes and introducing Known ISI. The signal is sampled at the AAF output by an ADC, at a sampling rate of 2B/N. The samples of each path are post-processed by a digital processor operating at a data rate of 2B/N, where post-processing represents the compensation of the distortion and the input data stream is reconstructed by optimally decoding the output of the processor using a decoder, which compensates the ISI.

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