Title :
Bi-directional operation of a dispersion compensating module in a regional system
Author :
Zheng, Wenxin ; Sardesai, Harshad P. ; Archambault, Jean Luc
Author_Institution :
Ciena Corp., Linthicum, MD, USA
Abstract :
The bi-directional operation of a fibre dispersion-compensating module is studied in a re-circulating loop for system cost reduction. Having a 20 GHz offset between forward and backward propagating signals, minimizes the impact of Rayleigh and Brillouin scattering.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; Rayleigh scattering; compensation; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre subscriber loops; Brillouin scattering; Rayleigh scattering; bidirectional operation; fibre dispersion-compensating module; recirculating loop; system cost reduction;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
