Abstract
We have estimated the effective α-parameter of the extended transmitters in the presence of self-phase modulation (SPM) induced chirp. The α-parameter of transmitters is effectively lowered to about 1, when the SPM effect is included, compared to the α-parameter of the transmitter alone. This lowered effective α-parameter has improved the transmission performance significantly regardless the transmitter is operated with positive or negative chirp. The SPM-induced effective α-parameter can be used as a design parameter for the high-speed (10 Gb/s) transmission systems.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1307-1309 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1998 Sept |
Keywords
- Chirp modulation
- Optical communication
- Optical fiber dispersion
- Optical propagation in nonlinear media
- Optical transmitters
- Sensitivity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering