Four-photon mixing and high-speed WDM systems

Author

Tkach, R.W. ; Chraplyvy, A.R. ; Forghieri, Fabrizio ; Gnauck, A.H. ; Derosier, R.M.

Author_Institution

Crawford Hill Lab., AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

13

Issue

5

fYear

1995

fDate

5/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

841

Lastpage

849

Abstract

The trend toward higher bit rates in lightwave communications has increased interest in dispersion-shifted fiber to minimize dispersion penalties. At the same time optical amplifiers have increased interest in wavelength multiplexing. These two methods of increasing system capacity, if used together, can result in severe degradation due to fiber nonlinearity. This paper discusses the impact of the principal nonlinearity, four-photon mixing, and describes strategies that allow simultaneous use of high bit rates and WDM

Keywords

fibre lasers; multiwave mixing; nonlinear optics; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical fibre theory; wavelength division multiplexing; bit rates; dispersion penalties; dispersion-shifted fiber; fiber nonlinearity; four-photon mixing; high bit rates; high-speed WDM systems; lightwave communications; optical amplifiers; system capacity; wavelength multiplexing; Bit rate; Chromatic dispersion; High speed optical techniques; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber polarization; Optical mixing; Optical transmitters; Power generation; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.387800

Filename

387800