Title :
Improved standard fibre performance by positioning the dispersion compensating fibre
Author :
Rothnie, D.M. ; Midwinter, J.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK
fDate :
9/26/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
By placing the dispersion compensating fibre (DCF) first within each amplified span of a 10 Gbit/s standard fibre (SMF) dispersion-managed link the authors show, by numerical simulation, that the performance of such systems in terms of the Q factor is greater compared to systems positioning the DCF last. Examining their performance over 2000 km of standard fibre, it was found that the optimum channel power can be increased by 6 dB by having the DCF first
Keywords :
Q-factor; compensation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical links; 10 Gbit/s; 2000 km; Q factor; amplified span; dispersion compensating fibre positioning; dispersion-managed link; optimum channel power; standard fibre performance; systems positioning;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19961275
