Summary
Optoelectronics and Communications Conference/International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication
2007
Session Number:13B4
Session:
Number:13B4-2
Optimization of Dispersion Compensation Value in Optical Fiber Transmission System
Toshiaki Shitaba, Koji Kikushima,
pp.590-591
Publication Date:2007/7/9
Online ISSN:2188-5079
Summary:
We report experiments that elucidate the shift of the optimum dispersion compensation value in an optical fiber transmission system due to phase modulation in electroabsorption external modulator. As a countermeasure, we introduce the use of a lithium niobate (LiNbO3) phase modulator.