Title :
Dispersion compensating fibers
Author :
Vengsarkar, A.M.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol., AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ
Abstract :
Dispersion compensating fibers are the optimum solution for upgrading conventional non-dispersion-shifted fiber that is already installed in the ground. However, we have shown that both dispersion compensating methods will impose limitations on system performance. Hence, future systems should be designed for use with non-zero dispersion fibers with very low dispersions. Such system architectures will eliminate four-wave-mixing and simultaneously reduce the need for dispersion compensating elements and extraneous optical amplifiers
Keywords :
compensation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; conventional non-dispersion-shifted fiber communication system upgrading; dispersion compensating fibers; extraneous optical amplifiers; four-wave-mixing; non-zero dispersion fibers; optimum solution; system performance; very low dispersions; Assembly; Electronic mail; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optimized production technology; Refractive index; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97., Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-480-7
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1997.719848
