Abstract
We measure the cross talk in a wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) system arising from cross-phase modulation (XPM) in an L-band erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA). This effect has the potential of becoming the dominant nonlinear crosstalk mechanism in L-band WDM systems using standard fiber. We discuss how appropriate amplifier design can reduce the XPM in the EDFA.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1575-1577 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 12 |
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| State | Published - Dec 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |