Title :
Comparison of four-wave mixing and cross phase modulation penalties in dense WDM systems
Author :
Ten, S. ; Ennser, K.M. ; Grochocinski, J.M. ; Burtsev, S.P. ; da Silva, V.L.
Author_Institution :
Corning Inc., NY, USA
Abstract :
The relative impact of four-wave mixing (FWM) and cross phase modulation (XPM) is investigated by treating them as noiselike impairments. We show that XPM affects wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) transmission more strongly than FWM for the range of fiber parameters investigated.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; phase modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; cross-phase modulation; dense WDM system; four-wave mixing; noise; nonlinearity; optical fiber communication; wavelength division multiplexing; Dispersion; Four-wave mixing; Nonlinear distortion; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber cables; Optical receivers; Phase modulation; Photoconductivity; Scanning probe microscopy; Wavelength division multiplexing;
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
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.768058
