Electrically tunable power efficient dispersion compensating fiber Bragg gratings for dynamic operation in nonlinear lightwave systems

B. J. Eggleton*, J. A. Rogers, P. S. Westbrook, T. A. Strasser, T. N. Nielsen, P. B. Hansen, K. F. Dreyer

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Abstract

A power-efficient, tunable dynamic chromatic dispersion compensation (DC) fiber Bragg grating device was analyzed in a nonlinear 20 Gb/s single-channel nonreturn-to-zero system with less than 1 dB of power penalty over its entire bandwidth. The device provides the ability to adjust the DC in a dynamic fashion to maintain optimum system performance under nonlinear transmission conditions over a 17 dB variation in launch power. Incorporation of such a device in system receivers has the capability to optimize dispersion maps and reduce power penalties associated with the power-dependent nonlinear transmission impairments, both of which will become increasingly important as span distances and bit rates increase.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)p 3
JournalConference on Optical Fiber Communication, Technical Digest Series
StatePublished - Jan 1 1999

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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