534 INDEX
polarization-mode, 36, 43, 197, 449,
455
pulse broadening due to, 47–50, 288
residual, 313, 314
temperature-induced change in, 313
third-order, 42, 51, 280, 315, 317, 381,
424, 450, 457
tunable, 314
waveguide, 39, 41, 289
dispersion allocation, 434
dispersion compensation
broadband, 311–317
dynamic, 313
electronic techniques for, 286–288
long-haul, 305–310
polarization-mode, 317–320
third-order, 315
tunable, 313
dispersion equalization, 287
dispersion length, 48, 281, 414, 421
dispersion management, 269, 271, 380, 427–
435, 463–467
broadband, 311–320
DCF for, 288–289
dense, 432
duobinary technique for, 284
fiber gratings for, 293–299
filters for, 290–293
FSK format for, 283
higher-order, 315–317
long-haul, 305–310
need for, 279–281
periodic, 305–310, 374
phase conjugation for, 300–305
prechirping technique for, 281–283
WDM, 310–320
dispersion map, 309
optimum, 464
period of, 306
periodic, 305, 429–435, 464
strength of, 433
two-section, 308
dispersion parameter, 38, 46, 195, 280
dispersion penalty,seepower penalty
dispersion relation, 60
dispersion slope, 42, 51, 312, 316, 381
relative, 312
dispersion trimming, 313
dispersion-compensating fiber,seefibers
dispersion-decreasing fiber,seefibers
dispersion-induced limitations, 50–53, 279–
281
dispersion-shifted fibers,seefibers
dispersion-supported transmission, 283
dispersivewaves, 408, 415, 420, 422, 424,
445
distributed amplification, 248, 260, 422–425,
430
distributed Bragg reflector, 101
distributed feedback,seefeedback
distributed feedback lasers, 100, 207, 418
fabrication of, 101
gain-coupled, 101, 360, 487
linewidth saturation in, 117
multisection, 103, 486, 499
phase-shifted, 101, 208
double-exposure technique, 297
double-heterostructure design, 82
driving circuitry, 121
duobinary code, 284, 298EDFA
amplification characteristics of, 253
C-band, 258
cascaded chain of, 257, 264
distributed-gain, 260
gain spectrum of, 252
gain-clamped, 258
in-line, 264–272
L-band, 258
multichannel amplification in, 257
noise in, 255
parallel configuration for, 259
pumping of, 251
semiconductor lasers for, 251
soliton transmission with, 426
spectral nonuniformity of, 257
system applications of, 261–272
two-stage, 258
effective core area, 37, 61, 272, 309, 405
effective index, 345
effective mass, 80
Einstein’s coefficients, 79
elasto-optic coefficient, 61
electron–hole recombination, 81, 83, 114
electron-beam lithography, 102
electronic equalization, 506
electrorefraction, 355, 484, 485
electrostriction, 59, 454
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