Abstract
We show by calculation that a spectral inverter placed within a long-haul WDM network can reduce impairments due to Kerr nonlinearities by 5 dB or more. The benefits are robust against non-idealities and asymmetry.
© 2004 Optical Society of America
PDF ArticleMore Like This
Yaojun Qiao, Xuejun Liu, and Yuefeng Ji
79881L Asia Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition (ACP) 2010
A. N. Pilipetskii, D. Kovsh, D. G. Foursa, S. M. Abbott, and M. Nissov
FM3 Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2004
A. Carena, P. Cobetto Ghiggia, and V. Curri
MF6 Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2004