Mitigation of Polarization Mode Dispersion Using In-Band System Reservation Model

We report on a numerical model to manage the impact of polarization mode dispersion using in-band channel reservation approach. The model is feeded by experimental data based 20 km long fiber link by measuring its polarization parameters. The model relies on evaluating the link quality using eye opening penalty. We predict the link operation, while reducing potential link outage from 25% down to 5% using two back-up reservation channels. This way, stochastic fiber degradation can be potentially mitigated by using spectrally effective channel reservation, which can be a low-cost and reliable solution for high-speed optical systems.