Dynamic quality of transmission optimization and global impairments control in reconfigurable transparent WDM networks:schemes and demonstrations

<正>Two novel dynamical quality of transmission(QoT) optimization schemes with explicit optimization targets and accurate end-to-end QoT estimation are proposed for reconfigurable transparent wavelength-division multiplexing(WDM) networks.Numerical simulations show that the scheme of quality(Q) best has the best Q factor improvement with large attenuation adjustment.The scheme of Q allowable can achieve minimized number of tuning sites and attenuation adjustment and also improve the Q factor of light path to the required value.In addition,the idea of dynamic QoT optimization and global impairment control has been experimentally demonstrated on a simple mesh network by the cooperation of a control plane and tunable devices.     

Design and optimization of with low weakly-coupled few-mode fiber nonlinearity

By investigating the influence of the difference of refractive index between core and cladding （nco - ncl）, normalized frequency （V） and core radius （α） on both the intramodal and intermodal nonlinear coefficients （NCs） respectively, we design a novel weakly-coupled four-mode fiber with low nonlinearity. In general, under the premise of ensuring the low NCs between two non-degenerate modes, this design can reduce the intermodal NCs （〈 0.5 W-l·km^-1） between two degenerate modes and optimizes the parameters of differential group delays （DGDs） and chromatic dispersion. The optimized few mode fiber （FMF） is eligible for transmission and mode de-multiplexing in the receiver.