Title :
Limiting bandwidth of a glass-fibre transmission line
Author :
Gambling, W.A. ; Laybourn, P.J.R.
Author_Institution :
University of Southampton, Department of Electronics, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
The effect of natural dispersion on the bandwidth of a glass-fibre transmission line is analysed. It is shown that, if typical optical glasses are used, the limiting pulse rate, in both cladded fibres and those having a parabolic radial variation of refractive index, is not likely to exceed 10 Gbit/s over a distance of 10 km. The effect of the optical breakdown strength of the glass is also considered.
Keywords :
fibre optics; fibres; glass; high-frequency transmission lines; optical communication equipment; waveguides; glass fibre transmission line; limiting bandwidth; limiting pulse rate not exceeding 10 Gbit/s over 10 km; optical breakdown strength; optical waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19700457
