Title :
Limitations on lightwave communications imposed by optical-fiber nonlinearities
Author :
Chraplyvy, Andrew R.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Lab., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
10/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Optical nonlinearities in the context of lightwave systems limitations are described. The nature and severity of system degradation due to stimulated Raman scattering, carrier-induced phase noise, stimulated Brillouin scattering, and four-photon mixing are discussed. The system power limitations are plotted as a function of a number of wavelength-multiplexed channels. Methods for scaling these results with changes in system parameters are presented
Keywords :
frequency division multiplexing; multiwave mixing; optical fibres; random noise; stimulated Brillouin scattering; stimulated Raman scattering; carrier-induced phase noise; four-photon mixing; lightwave communications; lightwave systems limitations; optical-fiber nonlinearities; stimulated Brillouin scattering; stimulated Raman scattering; system degradation; system power limitations; wavelength-multiplexed channels; Brillouin scattering; Context; Degradation; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Optical scattering; Phase noise; Raman scattering; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
