Electronics Letters · 1996 · 25 citations · 0 references
EngineeringCommunicationElectrical EngineeringDigital CommunicationOptoelectronicsPropagationFiber OpticsFiber-optic CommunicationOptical Communication SystemsOptical FibersOptical ModulationWave DispersionCross-phase ModulationCrosstalkCrosstalk CancellationCrosstalk MitigationDispersion ManagementDispersion-engineered FibersOptical Transmission SystemsPolarization Mode Dispersion
The impact of cross-phase modulation (XPM) is measured on positive and negative dispersion fibre. The exponential build-up of XPM over positive dispersion fibre indicates amplification due to modulation instability. Methods for suppressing XPM crosstalk are also demonstrated.