Cross-phase modulation suppressor for multispan dispersion-managed WDM transmissions

Author

Bellotti, Giovanni ; Bigo, Sébastien

Author_Institution

Corp. Res. Centre, Alcatel, Marcoussis, France

Volume

12

Issue

6

fYear

2000

fDate

6/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

726

Lastpage

728

Abstract

We present a new suppression technique of the transmission impairments caused by cross-phase modulation in dispersion-managed links. This technique can be implemented through a simple, passive, and integratable device. Experimental results show a sensitivity penalty reduction from 4.3 to 0.1 dB in a two-channel 10-Gb/s transmission over three spans of 100-km positive nonzero dispersion-shifted fiber. We also show numerically the potential merits of the device with a large number of channels, merits which are expected to become more evident with the number of spans.

Keywords

optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; phase modulation; telecommunication channels; telecommunication network management; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; cross-phase modulation; cross-phase modulation suppressor; dispersion-managed links; multispan dispersion-managed WDM transmissions; positive nonzero dispersion-shifted fiber; sensitivity penalty reduction; simple passive integratable device; transmission impairments; two-channel Gb/s transmission; All-optical networks; Delay effects; Four-wave mixing; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Scanning probe microscopy; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.849098

Filename

849098