Analytical evaluation technique of self-phase-modulation effect on the performance of cascaded optical amplifier systems

Author

Kikuchi, Nobuhiko ; Sasaki, Shinya

Author_Institution

Central Res. Lab., Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

Volume

13

Issue

5

fYear

1995

fDate

5/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

868

Lastpage

878

Abstract

We propose an approximate analytical evaluation technique of self-phase-modulation (SPM) in cascaded optical amplifier systems. The effect of SPM on optical pulse distortion is represented by the increase in the α-parameter of the transmitter. The waveform distortion is approximated by assuming that the pulse is transmitted over a dispersive fiber without nonlinearity. This technique greatly reduces the calculation time, and is especially useful in designing cascaded amplifier systems, evaluating theoretical maximum transmission distance

Keywords

approximation theory; compensation; fibre lasers; optical design techniques; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre theory; optical modulation; optical noise; phase modulation; α-parameter; calculation time; cascaded amplifier systems; cascaded optical amplifier systems; dispersive fiber; optical pulse distortion; self-phase-modulation effect; theoretical maximum transmission distance; transmitter; waveform distortion; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical receivers; Performance analysis; Power amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Scanning probe microscopy; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.387804

Filename

387804