DocumentCode
1259626
Title
Dispersion compensating fiber: Is there merit in the figure of merit?
Author
Forghieri, Fabrizio ; Tkach, R.W. ; Chraplyvy, A.R.
Author_Institution
Crawford Hill Lab., AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Volume
9
Issue
7
fYear
1997
fDate
7/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
970
Lastpage
972
Abstract
It is argued that, from a system perspective, the commonly used figure of merit for dispersion-compensating fiber (DCF) is not directly related to performance when fiber nonlinearities are taken into account. Increasing dispersion while decreasing figure of merit in the fiber design can in some cases lower system penalties. A new "figure of merit" that closely relates to system performance is accordingly introduced. Examples of system penalty evaluation are provided for single channel nonlinearities.
Keywords
nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; DCF; dispersion-compensating fiber; fiber design; fiber nonlinearities; figure of merit; single channel nonlinearities; system penalty evaluation; system performance; Chromatic dispersion; Low-noise amplifiers; Magneto electrical resistivity imaging technique; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; System performance;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.593369
Filename
593369
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