Effects of the Nonlinearly-Induced Timing and Amplitude Jitter on the Performance of Different Modulation Formats in WDM Optical Fiber Communications Systems

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Sinkin, O., J. Zweck, and C. Menyuk. "Effects of the Nonlinearly-Induced Timing and Amplitude Jitter on the Performance of Different Modulation Formats in WDM Optical Fiber Communications Systems". In Optical Fiber Communication Conference (2003), Paper TuF5, TuF5. Optica Publishing Group, 2003. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?uri=OFC-2003-TuF5.

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We compare the CRZ, RZ, and NRZ modulation formats in WDM systems. We identify the physical phenomena responsible for the performance advantages and disadvantages of these formats during transmission and in the receiver.