• 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