Title :
Pre- and post-compensation of dispersion and nonlinearities in 10-Gb/s WDM systems
Author :
Hayee, M.I. ; Willner, A.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. Syst., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We analyze 10-Gb/s nondispersion-managed and dispersion-managed wavelength-division multiplexed (WDM) systems that use pre-compensation, post-compensation, or dual-compensation of each channel to minimize dispersion and nonlinear effects. We find that dual-compensation gives the minimal penalty for each channel in dispersion-managed WDM systems. Furthermore, we find that the optimal amount of pre- or post-compensation depends upon the specific dispersion map used in the WDM system.
Keywords :
compensation; nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; telecommunication network management; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; Gb/s WDM systems; WDM systems; dispersion-managed WDM systems; dispersion-managed wavelength-division multiplexed systems; dual-compensation; minimal penalty; nonlinear effects; nonlinearities; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; post-compensation; pre-compensation; specific dispersion map; Bandwidth; Degradation; Dispersion; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical noise; Scanning probe microscopy; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; System performance; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
