• DocumentCode
    941602
  • Title

    Maximum information capacity of fibre-optic waveguides

  • Author

    Kapron, F.P.

  • Author_Institution
    Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1977
  • Firstpage
    96
  • Lastpage
    97
  • Abstract
    For the region of `zero material dispersion¿, it is shown that a 2nd-order effect proportional to the square of the source spectral width determines the lower limit to fibre pulse spreading. The optimum operating wavelength depends on the V-value of the guide.
  • Keywords
    optical communication; optical dispersion; optical fibres; V-value; fibre optic waveguides; fibre pulse spreading; maximum information capacity; optimum operating wavelength; source spectral width; zero material dispersion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19770067
  • Filename
    4240399
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=941602