| Abstract: | Dispersion and nonlinear distortion have an effect on transmission performanc es of optic al fiber transimission systems. The schemes of dispersion compensation and nonli near distortion self-compens ation in telecom-CATV co-network transmission systems are reported, followed by investigation on (1) the impact of dispersion compensation fiber (DCF) on fi ber nonlinear effects with a cascade of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) an d different dispersion compensation schemes, (2) the impact of the complex on th e total nonlinear distortion induced by EDFA gain tilt and the light source. As a result , dispersion compensation optimal scheme and EDFA negative gain tilt are suggest ed as a solution to dispersion compensation and the nonlinear distortion self-c ompensation. |
