Analytical results on system maximum reach increase through symbol rate optimization
Pierluigi T. Poggiolini, Yanchao Jiang, Andrea Carena, Gabriella Bosco, F. Forghieri · Optical Fiber Communication Conference · 2015
We investigate the dependence of maximum system reach on symbol rate. We identify a suitable modeling framework and derive a closed-form formula for the optimum rate, typically 2-to-10 GBaud. Maximum reach gains are between 5% and 20%