Title :
Influence of fibre dispersion on XPM pulse distortion in WDM systems
Author :
Thiele, H.-J. ; Killey, R.I. ; Bayvel, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK
Abstract :
Pump-probe experiments used to study cross-phase modulation (XPM) induced amplitude distortion in fibre systems using dense WDM are described. New experimental and computer simulation results show the dependence of XPM on dispersion map, channel spacing and bit-rate
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical pumping; phase modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM systems; XPM pulse distortion; bit-rate; channel spacing; computer simulation results; cross-phase modulation induced amplitude distortion; dense WDM; dispersion map; fibre dispersion; fibre systems; pump-probe experiments; Computer simulation; Dispersion; Fiber lasers; Intensity modulation; Laser noise; Nonlinear distortion; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Probes; 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.1998.732738
