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Optical fibers and fiber dispersion compensators for high-speed optical communication

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Ultrahigh-Speed Optical Transmission Technology

Part of the book series: Optical and Fiber Communications Reports ((OFCR,volume 3))

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In order to meet the requirements necessary for advanced optical fiber transmission schemes that enable larger transmission capacity, higher efficiency and/or lower transmission costs per bit, optical fiber technologies are still evolving toward ultimate performance. Recent developmental activities have realized a number of improved performance optical fibers, such as ultra-low loss or ultra-low nonlinearity fibers and various types of dispersion-modified fibers. Fiber-based dispersion compensators or dispersion compensating fibers have also become one of the most essential optical components that support high-speed large capacity optical transmission. Very recently, the dispersion compensating fibers have further evolved into dispersion-managed optical transmission lines, which are now being actually deployed in transoceanic submarine optical cable networks.

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  1. Optical Communications R&D Laboratories, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Taya-cho 1, Sakae-ku, Yokohama, Japan, 244-8588

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Nishimura, M. (2005). Optical fibers and fiber dispersion compensators for high-speed optical communication. In: Weber, HG., Nakazawa, M. (eds) Ultrahigh-Speed Optical Transmission Technology. Optical and Fiber Communications Reports, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68005-5_9

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