Title :
Experimental investigation of dispersion management for an 8/spl times/10 Gbit/s WDM transmission over non-zero dispersion shifted fiber
Author :
Bertaina, A. ; Bigo, S. ; Francia, C. ; Gauchard, S. ; Hamaide, J.-P. ; Chbat, M.W.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Corp. Res. Centre, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate that an 8/spl times/10 Gbit/s wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) transmission with 200-GHz channel spacing over nonzero-dispersion-shifted fiber requires dispersion management when using field channel powers. This is then investigated and optimized.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical transmitters; optimisation; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 200 GHz; WDM transmission; channel spacing; dispersion management; field channel powers; nonzero dispersion shifted fiber; nonzero-dispersion-shifted fiber; optimization; wavelength-division multiplexing transmission; Bandwidth; Bit error rate; Dispersion; Electronic mail; Filters; Optical fiber devices; Optical transmitters; Power system management; Signal to noise ratio; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766000
