Dispersion compensation devices: applications for present and future networks

Yves Painchaud; Erick Pelletier; Martin Guy

doi:10.1117/12.579543

16 November 2004 Dispersion compensation devices: applications for present and future networks

Yves Painchaud, Erick Pelletier, Martin Guy

Proceedings Volume 5579, Photonics North 2004: Photonic Applications in Telecommunications, Sensors, Software, and Lasers; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.579543
Event: Photonics North, 2004, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Abstract

Chromatic dispersion accumulated over a link of optical fiber causes transmission degradation for data rates of 10 Gbit/s and higher. The different technologies for compensating this effect are reviewed. They are compared based on their suitability for different applications. Characteristics such as system performance, tunability, insertion loss, bandwidth and size are discussed. Tunability is of increasing importance as the future networks become more and more agile and reconfigurable. Fine tuning is also a requirement at data rates of 40 Gbit/s and higher. In the context of WDM systems, operations in both single-channel and multi-channel regimes are discussed. Recent developments are presented and future trends are discussed.

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Yves Painchaud, Erick Pelletier, and Martin Guy "Dispersion compensation devices: applications for present and future networks", Proc. SPIE 5579, Photonics North 2004: Photonic Applications in Telecommunications, Sensors, Software, and Lasers, (16 November 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.579543

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