CA2139957A1 - Multi-Channel Optical Fiber Communication System - Google Patents

Multi-Channel Optical Fiber Communication System

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CA2139957A1
CA2139957A1 CA2139957A CA2139957A CA2139957A1 CA 2139957 A1 CA2139957 A1 CA 2139957A1 CA 2139957 A CA2139957 A CA 2139957A CA 2139957 A CA2139957 A CA 2139957A CA 2139957 A1 CA2139957 A1 CA 2139957A1
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optical fiber
communication system
fiber communication
channel optical
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Andrew R. Chraplyvy
Fabrizio Forghieri
Robert William Tkach
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AT&T Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
    • H04B10/25—Arrangements specific to fibre transmission
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
    • H04B10/25—Arrangements specific to fibre transmission
    • H04B10/2507—Arrangements specific to fibre transmission for the reduction or elimination of distortion or dispersion
    • H04B10/2543—Arrangements specific to fibre transmission for the reduction or elimination of distortion or dispersion due to fibre non-linearities, e.g. Kerr effect
    • H04B10/2563—Four-wave mixing [FWM]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04J—MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION
    • H04J14/00—Optical multiplex systems
    • H04J14/02—Wavelength-division multiplex systems
    • H04J14/0224—Irregular wavelength spacing, e.g. to accommodate interference to all wavelengths

Abstract

Wavelength Division Multiplexed channels in optical fiber communications systems have channel-to-channel frequency spacings which prevent substantial coincidence of 4-wave mixing products with channel carriers. As a consequence, system capacity is increased.
CA002139957A 1994-02-18 1995-01-11 Multi-channel optical fiber communication system Expired - Lifetime CA2139957C (en)

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US199,364 1994-02-18

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EP (1) EP0668675B1 (en)
JP (1) JP3869027B2 (en)
KR (1) KR100330484B1 (en)
CN (1) CN1068484C (en)
AU (1) AU695556B2 (en)
BR (1) BR9500500A (en)
CA (1) CA2139957C (en)
DE (1) DE69529357T2 (en)
HK (1) HK1004731A1 (en)
MX (1) MXPA95000921A (en)
RU (1) RU2134491C1 (en)
UA (1) UA40599C2 (en)

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