Title :
Consideration of nonlinear thermal dispersion variations in dispersion-managed fibers
Author :
Bickham, S. ; Ten, S. ; Rukosueva, M. ; Stefanini, C.
Author_Institution :
Corning Inc., NY, USA
Abstract :
We present a detailed study of the thermal variation of the dispersion of dispersion-managed fiber. The measured temperature dependence is parabolic rather than linear, and the choice of average dispersion can significantly impact the level of dispersion variability.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical fibre dispersion; thermo-optical effects; dispersion-managed fibers; nonlinear thermal dispersion variation; parabolic temperature dependence; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fluctuations; Four-wave mixing; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Phase modulation; Scanning probe microscopy; Spine; Temperature dependence; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248520
