TY - JOUR
T1 - Reduction of Cross-Phase Modulation-Induced Impairments in Long-Haul WDM Telecommunication Systems Via Spectral Inversion
AU - Woods, G. L.
AU - Papaparaskeva, P.
AU - Shtaif, M.
AU - Brener, I.
AU - Pitt, D. A.
PY - 2004/2
Y1 - 2004/2
N2 - We study the reduction of cross-phase modulation-induced impairments by the use of spectral inversion in long wavelength-division multiplexed (WDM) optical links which utilize finite-dispersion fiber and standard dispersion compensation in addition to spectral inversion. We show that spectral inversion applied only once, not necessarily near the center of the entire link, significantly reduces the penalties caused by cross-phase modulation. We demonstrate by calculations, for several representative system configurations, Q-factor enhancements of 3-6 dB. These enhancements are robust against system nonidealities and asymmetry. Spectral inverters based on LiNbO3 show particular promise in WDM systems due to their inherently low crosstalk.
AB - We study the reduction of cross-phase modulation-induced impairments by the use of spectral inversion in long wavelength-division multiplexed (WDM) optical links which utilize finite-dispersion fiber and standard dispersion compensation in addition to spectral inversion. We show that spectral inversion applied only once, not necessarily near the center of the entire link, significantly reduces the penalties caused by cross-phase modulation. We demonstrate by calculations, for several representative system configurations, Q-factor enhancements of 3-6 dB. These enhancements are robust against system nonidealities and asymmetry. Spectral inverters based on LiNbO3 show particular promise in WDM systems due to their inherently low crosstalk.
KW - Dispersion compensation
KW - Optical fiber communications
KW - Phase conjugation
KW - Wavelength conversion
KW - Wavelength-division multiplexing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=1342347990&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/LPT.2003.822238
DO - 10.1109/LPT.2003.822238
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AN - SCOPUS:1342347990
VL - 16
SP - 677
EP - 679
JO - IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
JF - IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
SN - 1041-1135
IS - 2
ER -