Title :
Local Dispersion Map Deviations in Metro-Regional Transmission Investigated Using a Dynamically Re-Configurable Re-Circulating Loop
Author :
Kilper, D.C. ; Chandrasekhar, S. ; Burrows, E. ; Buhl, L.L. ; Centanni, J.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol., Holmdel
Abstract :
The performance of 40x10.7 Gb/s NRZ-OOK signals is measured in a dynamically reconfigurable recirculating loop experiment with local dispersion map variations up to +/-120 ps/nm and mean residual-dispersion per-span between 10.3-54.0 ps/nm over 28x27dB spans.
Keywords :
amplitude shift keying; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; NRZ-OOK signals; dynamically reconfigurable recirculating loop; local dispersion map deviation; metroregional transmission; Dispersion; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber nonlinear optics; Mesh networks; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Switches; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348705
