Title :
Crosstalk in an eight-wavelength WDM analog lightwave system: measurement and analysis
Author_Institution :
Scientific-Atlanta, Naperville, IL, USA
Abstract :
The analysis of crosstalk in a two-wavelength system is extended to predict the crosstalk for an eight-wavelength channel system. It is found that RF power addition of the crosstalk from different channels provides the most reliable prediction of the measured crosstalk.
Keywords :
cable television; optical crosstalk; optical fibre subscriber loops; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; RF power addition; crosstalk; eight-wavelength WDM analog lightwave system; eight-wavelength channel system; measured crosstalk prediction; two-wavelength system; Cable TV; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Radio frequency; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
