ANALYSIS OF THE KERR PHASE-SHIFT INDUCED BY OPTICALLY AMPLIFIED TRANSMISSION SIGNALS

Authors
BOFFI P FELLEGARA A MARTINELLI M
Citation
P. Boffi et al., ANALYSIS OF THE KERR PHASE-SHIFT INDUCED BY OPTICALLY AMPLIFIED TRANSMISSION SIGNALS, Optics communications, 129(1-2), 1996, pp. 152-160
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00304018
Volume
129
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
152 - 160
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(1996)129:1-2<152:AOTKPI>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
An analytical model for studying the Kerr-induced phase-shift by a sin gle bit of a communication signal is developed. Based on this theory, an experiment for measuring the impact of the Kerr effect on the perfo rmance of lightwave systems in the presence of optical amplifiers is p erformed. In particular, the setup permits a direct and in-line measur ement of the Kerr induced phase modulation in an operating transmissio n system. The results are in good agreement with the theoretical expec tations.