Electronics Letters · 1998 · 41 citations · 0 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringOpticsOptoelectronicsPhotonicsFiber OpticsFiber-optic CommunicationOptical Communication SystemsOptical Fiber PropagationOptical FibersPropagation DelayChromatic Dispersion CompensationDispersion ManagementExperimental Results InterpretationFiber Bragg GratingsOptical Delay LinesOptical Time DelaySystem Performance Modeling
The authors present the first report of the effects on system performance of time delay ripples present in dispersion compensating fibre gratings. The predicted eye closure penalty was found to provide a good estimate for experimental results.