Title :
FWM penalty reduction in dense WDM systems through channel detuning
Author :
Boskovic, A. ; Ten, S. ; da Silva, V.L.
Author_Institution :
Corning Inc., NY, USA
Abstract :
The impact of four wave mixing (FWM) as a function of the channel alignment is studied. A channel plan is proposed which minimizes FWM penalties while still agreeing with the ITU grid. We have shown that in order to demonstrate system performance under the effect of FWM it is necessary to control the alignment of the WDM channels with an accuracy significantly better than the bandwidth of the RX
Keywords :
measurement errors; multiwave mixing; optical fibre communication; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 2.5 Gbit/s; FWM penalties; FWM penalty reduction; ITU grid; RX bandwidth; WDM channel alignment control; accuracy; channel alignment; channel detuning; channel plan; dense WDM systems; four wave mixing; system performance; Bandwidth; Bit error rate; Channel spacing; Dispersion; Four-wave mixing; Frequency measurement; Performance evaluation; Position measurement; System performance; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732484
