Technique for measuring the distributed zero dispersion wavelength of optical fibres using idler pulse generation caused by modulation instability

Electronics Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 579-581

  Nishi, S ^a   Saruwatari, M ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Optical fibre dispersion; Optical fibres

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; FREQUENCIES; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

DISTRIBUTED ZERO DISPERSION WAVELENGTH; PULSE GENERATION;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0030104559     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19960396     Document Type: Article

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