Title :
Reduction of four-wave mixing crosstalk using a novel hybrid WDM/TDM technique
Author :
Okada, A. ; Curri, V. ; Gemelos, S.M. ; Kazovsky, L.G.
Author_Institution :
Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
A novel technique utilizing both WDM and TDM is proposed to reduce FWM crosstalk in the zero-dispersion wavelength region. The effectiveness of our technique is shown by simulations for a 12-channel 2.5-Gb/s per channel WDM system
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical crosstalk; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; 2.5 Gbit/s; FWM crosstalk; TDM; WDM; WDM system; four-wave mixing crosstalk; hybrid WDM/TDM technique; zero-dispersion wavelength region; Crosstalk; Fiber nonlinear optics; Four-wave mixing; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical transmitters; Pulse modulation; Time division multiplexing; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732544
