Title :
Investigation of cross-phase modulation limitation over various types of fiber infrastructures
Author :
Bigo, Sebastien ; Bellotti, Giovanni ; Chbat, Michel W.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Corp. Res. Centre, Marcoussis, France
fDate :
5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The impact of cross-phase modulation (XPM) on the transmission performance of a 2/spl times/10 Gb/s multiplex is characterized. In contrast to the other investigated fiber schemes, dispersion-compensated single-mode fiber is virtually not affected by XPM down to 50-GHz channel spacing.
Keywords :
compensation; nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; phase modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 20 Gbit/s; GHz channel spacing; Gb/s multiplex; cross-phase modulation limitation; dispersion-compensated single-mode fiber; fiber infrastructures; fiber schemes; transmission performance; Chirp modulation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Intensity modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Phase modulation; Scanning probe microscopy;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
