Reduction of cross-phase-modulation-induced crosstalk by using chirped fiber grating in WDM AM-VSB CATV transmission systems

Author

Lee, C.C. ; Su, J.H. ; Chen, Y.K. ; Tsai, F.Y. ; Wang, C.S. ; Tu, Y.K. ; Chi, S.

Author_Institution

Chunghwa Telecom Labs., Taiwan

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

21-26 Feb. 1999

Firstpage

230

Abstract

Cross talk induced by cross-phase modulation (XPM) in a 1.55-/spl mu/m WDM CATV transport system can be effectively improved, theoretically and experimentally, from -55.4 dBc to 69.8 dBc by using the chirped fiber grating and polarization control technique.

Keywords

amplitude modulation; cable television; chirp modulation; diffraction gratings; optical crosstalk; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; phase modulation; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.55 mum; WDM AM-VSB CATV transmission systems; WDM CATV transport system; chirped fiber grating; cross-phase modulation; cross-phase-modulation-induced crosstalk; polarization control technique; Channel spacing; Chirp; Fiber gratings; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-582-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.1999.767847

Filename

767847