DocumentCode
1344179
Title
Four-wave-mixing suppression effect of dispersion varying fiber
Author
Nakajima, K. ; Ohashi, M. ; Miyajima, Y.
Author_Institution
NTT Access Network Syst. Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
Volume
10
Issue
4
fYear
1998
fDate
4/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
537
Lastpage
539
Abstract
This letter describes the four-wave-mixing (FWM) suppression effect of dispersion varying fiber (DVF) whose chromatic dispersion increases (or decreases) along its length. The FWM suppression performance is investigated for the dispersion variation rate and its cycle number in the DVF. Moreover, it is clarified experimentally that the DVF functions efficiently in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) systems with an input power of more than 10 dBm/ch.
Keywords
multiwave mixing; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; FWM suppression performance; WDM fibre network input power; chromatic dispersion; cycle number; dispersion variation rate; dispersion varying fiber; four-wave-mixing suppression effect; wavelength division multiplexing; Channel spacing; Chromatic dispersion; Four-wave mixing; Frequency conversion; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.662586
Filename
662586
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