M. J. Ablowitz, C. Ahrens, G. Biondini, S. Chakravarty, A. Docherty, “Periodic-Group-Delay Dispersion Compensation Reduces Collision-Induced Timing Shifts in Dispersion-Managed Quasilinear Systems”, TMF, 2005, Volume 144, Number 1,Pages <nobr>6

Periodic-Group-Delay Dispersion Compensation Reduces Collision-Induced Timing Shifts in Dispersion-Managed Quasilinear Systems

M. J. Ablowitz, C. Ahrens, G. Biondini, S. Chakravarty, A. Docherty

University of Colorado

Abstract: Periodic-group-delay (PGD) dispersion-compensation modules have recently been proposed as mechanisms to alleviate collision-induced timing shifts in dispersion-managed (DM) systems. We obtain frequency and timing shifts in quasilinear DM systems with PGDs and show that significant reductions are achieved when even a small fraction of the total dispersion is compensated by PGDs.

Keywords: nonlinear Schrodinger equation, fiber optic communications, nonlinear optics, periodic group delay, timing shift, dispersion management, quasilinear systems.

DOI: 10.4213/tmf1826