Conference Proceedings
Entropy loading for band-limited meshed-optical-networks: The multicarrier advantage
D Che, W Shieh
2018 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exposition Ofc 2018 Proceedings | IEEE | Published : 2018
Abstract
Modern meshed optical networks deploy plentiful cascaded-ROADMs to enhance the network flexibility, which induce severe filter narrowing effect. We reveal the linear advantage of multicarrier by the optimum power allocation and capacity-approaching modulation.