Abstract
Comprehensive computer modelling has been used to investigate the dependence of dispersion penalty on transmission length in an optical communications system employing a directly modulated 2.5Gbit/s DFB laser source and an optimised fibre grating dispersion compensator. Two grating apodization schemes, tanh and Gaussian, have been compared. The 2dB dispersion penalty transmission distance is shown to be approximately 520km along standard monomode fibre after compensation with a 5cm tanh grating. This represents a great improvement over the 150km range expected for a similar uncompensated system.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | IEE Colloquium (Digest) |
| Issue number | 17 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 1995 |
| Event | IEE Electronics Division Colloquium on Optical Fibre Gratings and Their Applications - London, UK Duration: 30 Jan 1995 → 30 Jan 1995 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering