Abstract
We examine the effectiveness of using nonlinear optical loop mirrors (NOLMs) to reduce the intersymbol interference in dispersion-managed (DM) fiber communication systems compensated by chirped fiber gratings (CFGs) with group delay ripples (GDR). We show that the use of NOLMs can enhance the transmission performance by more than one order of magnitude in the presence of amplifier noise and random variations in the parameters of the GDR in CFGs. We found that transoceanic transmissions can be achieved when NOLMs are included in the DM optical fiber transmission line compensated by CFGs with GDR whose parameters vary randomly along the transmission line.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3835-3846 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Lightwave Technology |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2008 |
Keywords
- Dispersion-managed (DM) systems
- Gratings
- Group delay ripples (GDR)
- Nonlinear optical loop mirrors (NOLMs)
- Optical communications
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics