• DocumentCode
    976430
  • Title

    Limits of optical dispersion compensation using linear electrical equalizers

  • Author

    Ibragimov, Edem

  • Author_Institution
    Scintera Networks, San Jose, CA
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    13
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    7/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1427
  • Lastpage
    1429
  • Abstract
    This letter considers optical dispersion compensation in the electrical domain. It is shown that after electrical detection the spectrum of the optical signal suffers a frequency cutoff. The maximum frequency, which can be detected by the square-law detector, is inversely proportional to dispersion in the optical line. This puts a limit on the maximum value of optical dispersion, which can be compensated by electrical equalizers
  • Keywords
    equalisers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; dispersion compensation; electrical detection; electrical equalizers; linear equalizers; optical dispersion; optical fiber communication; optical signal; spectrum detection; square-law detector; Equalizers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Intersymbol interference; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical filters; Optical pulse shaping; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Adaptive signal processing; chromatic dispersion compensation; equalizers; optical fiber communications;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2006.877225
  • Filename
    1643245