• DocumentCode
    1024471
  • Title

    Power-dependent enhancement in repeater spacing for dispersion-limited optical communication systems

  • Author

    Potasek, M.J. ; Agrawal, Govind P.

  • Author_Institution
    AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, USA
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    14
  • fYear
    1986
  • Firstpage
    759
  • Lastpage
    760
  • Abstract
    We have found numerically an intensity-dependent increase in the repeater spacing for dispersion-limited lightwave transmission systems. The enhancement is due to the combination of nonlinearity and anomalous dispersion occurring in conventional fibres at 1.55 ¿m. For moderate powers we find about a factor of two enhancement in the repeater distance compared to the linear case. We also investigate the effects of laser frequency chirp.
  • Keywords
    optical dispersion; optical fibres; optical links; repeaters; anomalous dispersion; dispersion-limited optical communication systems; enhancement; laser frequency chirp; nonlinearity; repeater spacing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19860522
  • Filename
    4256725