Pulse distortion and induced penalties due to modulation instability in WDM systems

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-152

  Grosz, Diego F ^a   Fragnito, Hugo L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Eye closure penalty; Modulation instability; WDM

Indexed keywords

LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; SIGNAL DISTORTION;

MODULATION INSTABILITY (MI); PULSE DISTORTION;

WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

EID: 0032487295     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2760(19981005)19:2<149::AID-MOP15>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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