DocumentCode
925593
Title
Bidirectional WDM transmission systems to enable using two identical sets of wavelengths over a single fibre
Author
Obara, H. ; Sakata, M.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Akita Univ., Japan
Volume
42
Issue
9
fYear
2006
fDate
4/27/2006 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
547
Lastpage
548
Abstract
A new bidirectional WDM transmission technique using two identical sets of wavelengths for opposite directions on a single fibre is introduced. Its viability is suggested through a numerical analysis of power penalty owing to Rayleigh backscattering crosstalk.
Keywords
Rayleigh scattering; backscatter; optical crosstalk; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; Rayleigh backscattering crosstalk; bidirectional WDM transmission systems; numerical analysis; power penalty; single optical fibre;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20060059
Filename
1628543
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