Title :
Trade-off of dispersion slope and effective area in ultra low slope NZ-DSF for non-dispersion-compensated WDM metro transmission
Author :
Emori, Yoshihiro ; Kumano, Naomi ; Mukasa, Kazunori ; Sugizaki, Ryuicni ; Sakano, Misao ; Nelson, Lynn E.
Author_Institution :
Fitel Photonics Lab., Furukawa Electr. Co. Ltd., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
We investigate the nonlinear penalty of ultra-low-slope NZ-DSF with less than 50-μm2 effective area in nondispersion-compensated systems. For 80and 155-km, 10-Gbit/s transmission, negligible nonlinear penalty was found for launch powers up to 0 dBm/ch.
Keywords :
metropolitan area networks; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 155 km; 80 km; dispersion slope; effective area; metropolitan area transmission; nondispersion-compensated WDM; nonlinear penalty; ultra low slope NZ-DSF; Delay; Fiber nonlinear optics; L-band; Optical distortion; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical noise; Probes; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193111
