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Optical Fiber Communication Conference

Information-theoretic Limits on Coherent Nonlinear Optical-fiber Communication

Frank R. Kschischang

Published Jan 1, 2015• 1 citation
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Abstract

Information theory establishes fundamental limits on the rate of reliable communication over noisy channels. This talk reviews basic information-theoretic concepts, particularly as they apply to coherent optical data transmission over nonlinear optical fibers.
DOI
10.1364/ofc.2015.w3k.1

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