Investigation of Cross-Phase Modulation-Induced Transmission Penalties Using the Pump-Probe Technique

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 71-81

  Thiele, H J ^a,b   Killey, R I ^a   Bayvel, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b OFS Fitel   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross phase modulation; Nonlinear fibre optics; Nonlinear wave propagation; Optical fiber communications, WDM; Transmission

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; PHASE MODULATION; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

CROSS-PHASE MODULATION; NONLINEAR FIBER OPTICS; NONLINEAR WAVE PROPAGATION;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 1642324433     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ofte.2002.0363     Document Type: Article

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