Tutorial: linear and nonlinear effects in lightwave transmission: dispersion management in terrestrial and undersea systems

Author

Burns, W.K.

Author_Institution

CODEON Corp., USA

fYear

2002

fDate

17-22 Mar 2002

Firstpage

79

Abstract

The performance of wavelength division multiplexing transmission systems over amplified fibre links, in terms of capacity and distance, is partly determined by linear and nonlinear propagation effects. The technique of dispersion management, alternating fibres of opposite chromatic dispersion, appeared as a fruitful method to contain propagation-induced distortion. The influence of the experimental conditions on the optimum dispersion map will be discussed through several examples.

Keywords

nonlinear optics; optical cables; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optimisation; submarine cables; telecommunication network management; wavelength division multiplexing; alternating fibres; amplified fibre links; dispersion management; lightwave transmission; linear effects; nonlinear effects; nonlinear propagation; opposite chromatic dispersion; optimum dispersion map; propagation-induced distortion; terrestrial systems; undersea systems; wavelength division multiplexing transmission systems; Dispersion; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical distortion; Optical fiber networks; Optical signal processing; Testing; Tutorial; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002

Print_ISBN

1-55752-701-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.2002.1036218

Filename

1036218