DocumentCode
280551
Title
Influence of Kerr-effect on long-span optical transmission
Author
Bryant, G. ; Carter, S.F. ; Wright, J.V.
Author_Institution
Main Optical Networks Div., British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
fYear
1990
fDate
33197
Firstpage
42705
Lastpage
42710
Abstract
In optically-amplified systems the propagated signal will accumulate dispersive and non-linear effects along the full length of the fibre. The optical Kerr effect is of particular importance and can lead to significant levels of self-phase and cross-phase modulation which interact with the chromatic dispersion. This paper describes a computer model which simulates the propagation of data signals along such a system and predicts the received signal shape, together with a corresponding penalty figure. The model is capable of simulating a variety of signal formats, and results are presented for some of these
Keywords
digital simulation; optical Kerr effect; optical communication; optical dispersion; optical fibres; optical modulation; phase modulation; chromatic dispersion; computer model; cross-phase modulation; fibre; long-span optical transmission; optical Kerr effect; optically-amplified systems; penalty figure; propagation of data signals; received signal shape; self-phase modulation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Non-Linear Effects in Fibre Communications, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location
London
Type
conf
Filename
190881
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