Single mode optical fibers for D-WDM transmission systems

Author

Borzycki, Krzysztof

Author_Institution

Dept. of Transmission & Fiber Opt., Inst. of Telecommun., Warsaw, Poland

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

100

Lastpage

102

Abstract

Exponential increase in demand for transmission capacity in the first 20-25 years of the 21 st century resulting in full utilisation of optical spectrum available in silica based optical fiber-roughly 250-350 nm, with necessary application of very flexible optical multiplexing and switching technology. None of currently available fibers is likely to meet requirements imposed by such systems. This shall spur development of new class “full spectrum” D-WDM fiber with flattened dispersion characteristics, negligible PMD and ability to handle very high levels of optical power. Anyway, transmission capacity of optical fiber as we know it may no longer be sufficient around 2025

Keywords

optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; wavelength division multiplexing; D-WDM transmission systems; flattened dispersion characteristics; optical spectrum; silica based optical fiber; single mode optical fibers; transmission capacity; very flexible optical multiplexing; very flexible optical switching technology; very high optical power levels; Cable TV; Optical attenuators; Optical design; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical scattering; Repeaters;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transparent Optical Networks, 1999. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kielce

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5637-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTON.1999.781856

Filename

781856