High-performance dispersion-compensating fibers
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Fiber and Integrated Optics
- Vol. 16 (3) , 277-285
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01468039708221269
Abstract
An optimum fiber structure for a practical dispersion-compensating fiber (DCF) has been explored theoretically and experimentally, taking dispersion, attenuation, bending loss characteristics, polarization mode dispersion, and nonlinear effects into account. A high figure of merit (FOM) of 280 ps/nm/dB has been successfully achieved with a simple matched cladding design. Furthermore, it was confirmed that the optimized structure with enhanced FOM also benefits self-phase modulation (SPM) suppression.Keywords
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