IEICE Trans - Analysis of Dispersion-Managed Optical Fiber Transmission System Using Non-Return-to-Zero Pulse Format and Performance Restriction from Third-Order Dispersion

Analysis of Dispersion-Managed Optical Fiber Transmission System Using Non-Return-to-Zero Pulse Format and Performance Restriction from Third-Order Dispersion

Xiaomin WANG
Kazuro KIKUCHI
Yuichi TAKUSHIMA

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics Vol.E82-C No.8 pp.1407-1413
Publication Date: 1999/08/25
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Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: Special Section PAPER (Joint Special Issue on Recent Progress in Optoelectronics and Communications)
Category: Optical Systems and Technologies
Keyword:
dispersion management, transfer function, transmission window, numerical Q-factor, third-order dispersion,

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Summary:
We analyze the dispersion-managed optical transmission system for the non-return-to-zero (NRZ) pulse format. First, we investigate the physical image of dispersion management by computing small-signal-based transfer functions, and summarize the dependence of transmission performance on system parameters. Next, the Q-map is computed numerically to design long-distance large-capacity dispersion-managed transmission systems for a single channel in a more detailed manner. It is shown that the third-order dispersion of fibers negatively influences transmission performance, and third-order dispersion compensation is proved to be an effective method for extending the transmission distance of high bit-rate systems. Utilizing these results, guidelines can be derived for the optimal design of long-distance large-capacity NRZ transmission systems.