on modern coherent wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) systems' performance. First,
the main nonlinearity models currently available are introduced and discussed in depth.
Then, various specific aspects are addressed, such as the interplay of polarization mode
dispersion (PMD)/polarization dependent loss (PDL) and nonlinearity, or the dependence of
nonlinear effects on modulation format. The important topic of nonlinear effects mitigation is …