Abstract

In one embodiment, a method for performing nonlinearity compensation on a dispersion-managed optical signal that was transmitted over an optical communication link, the method including virtually dividing the communication link into a plurality of steps, performing lumped dispersion compensation on a recieved optical signal to obtain a waveform upon which digital backward propagation (DBP) can be performed, performing DBP by performing dispersion compensation and nonlinearity compensation for each step, and generating an estimate of the transmitted signal base upon the performed DBP.

Document Type

Patent

Patent Number

US 8,805,209

Application Serial Number

13/404,770

Issue Date

8-12-2014

Current Assignee

UCFRF

Assignee at Issuance

UCFRF

College

College of Optics and Photonics

Department

CREOL

Allowance Date

3-14-2014

Filing Date

2-24-2012

Assignee at Filing

UCFRF

Filing Type

Nonprovisional Application Record

Donated

no

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