FWM resonances in dispersion slope-matched and nonzero-dispersion fiber maps

Author

Manna, Massimo ; Golovchenko, Ekaterina A.

Author_Institution

Tyco Telecommun., Eatontown, NJ, USA

Volume

14

Issue

7

fYear

2002

fDate

7/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

929

Lastpage

931

Abstract

We show that four-wave mixing (FWM) resonances can affect performance of selected channels within the dense wavelength-division-multiplexing band. The FWM resonances may cause a Q-factor penalty in excess of 1 dB. We develop an analytical model to predict the spectral location and the intensity of the resonances. Dispersion slope-matched maps and manufacturing variations help to suppress the resonances.

Keywords

Q-factor; multiwave mixing; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre theory; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; FWM resonances; Q-factor penalty; analytical model; dense wavelength-division-multiplexing band; dispersion slope-matched fiber maps; dispersion slope-matched maps; four-wave mixing resonances; nonzero-dispersion fiber maps; selected channels; spectral location; Analytical models; Channel spacing; Chirp modulation; Four-wave mixing; Frequency; Manufacturing; Optical fiber dispersion; Power system modeling; Resonance; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2002.1012388

Filename

1012388