Title :
Impact of four-wave-mixing in polarisation multiplexed 12.5 GHz channel spacing WDM systems
Author :
Bjornstad, Steinar ; Nord, Martin ; Hanssen, Geir ; Slagsvold, Bjorn ; Hjelme, Dag Roar
Author_Institution :
Norwegian Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Trondheim, Norway
Abstract :
The impact of four-wave-mixing (FWM) induced crosstalk in medium haul WDM systems with 12.5 GHz channel spacing is investigated. Adjacent channel polarisation and channel powers are varied. By using an orthogonal polarisation scheme, FWM efficiency is significantly reduced. Differential Group Delay (DGD) has no significant impact on FWM efficiency in the investigated polarisation multiplexed system
Keywords :
metropolitan area networks; multiwave mixing; optical crosstalk; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; wavelength division multiplexing; 12.5 GHz channel spacing; 2.5 Gbit/s; FWM efficiency; adjacent channel polarisation; channel powers; differential group delay; four-wave-mixing induced crosstalk; medium haul WDM systems; metropolitan networks; orthogonal polarisation scheme; polarisation multiplexed WDM systems; Biomedical optical imaging; Channel spacing; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber polarization; Optical packet switching; Optical polarization; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7105-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2001.969286
