Title :
Compensating the compensator: a demonstration of nonlinearity cancellation in a WDM system
Author :
Gnauck, A.H. ; Jopson, R.M. ; Derosier, R.M.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
5/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Spectral inversion was used in a three-channel WDM system to reduce an infinite four-photon-mixing penalty to 1.5 dB. This reduction was made possible by compensation of phase-conjugator-induced distortions of the signal.<>
Keywords :
compensation; multiwave mixing; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical noise; optical phase conjugation; wavelength division multiplexing; compensation; infinite four-photon-mixing penalty; nonlinearity cancellation; optical fibre transmission system; phase-conjugator-induced distortions; spectral inversion; three-channel WDM system; Band pass filters; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear distortion; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
