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Fundamental limits on the energy consumption in fiber-optic communications

  • C. Antonelli
  • , A. Mecozzi
  • , M. Shtaif
  • , P. J. Winzer

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

We show that optically amplified multi-span transmission systems are suboptimal in terms of fundamental energy consumption. Using generalized on-off keying with photon-counting inline regeneration improves the fundamental energy consumption by orders of magnitude.

Original languageEnglish GB
Title of host publication2013 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2013
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Print)9781557529725
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event2013 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2013 - San Jose, CA, United States
Duration: 9 Jun 2013 → 14 Jun 2013

Publication series

Name2013 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2013

Conference

Conference2013 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Jose, CA
Period9/06/13 → 14/06/13

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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