WO2005006041A1 - 光ファイバ、光ファイバ伝送路及び光伝送システム - Google Patents
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- Optical fiber, optical fiber transmission line and optical transmission system are Optical fiber, optical fiber transmission line and optical transmission system
- the present invention relates to an optical fiber, an optical fiber transmission line, and an optical transmission system that can be used as an optical transmission line suitable for wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) optical communication.
- WDM wavelength division multiplexing
- a WDM optical transmission system is a system for transmitting multiple channels of signal light (WDM signal light) having different wavelengths through an optical fiber that is a transmission line, and is capable of transmitting high-speed and large-capacity information.
- a transmission line fiber is an optical fiber containing silica glass as a main component, and since the transmission loss is minimized for light in the 1.55 ⁇ wavelength band, such an optical fiber is used as an optical fiber.
- signal light in the 1.55 / im wavelength band is used.
- a standard single-mode optical fiber having a zero-dispersion wavelength in the 1.3 ⁇ wavelength band has a positive chromatic dispersion in the 1.5 / im wavelength band.
- the wavelength dispersion greatly depends on the wavelength. On the other hand, if the wavelength dispersion is large, the waveform of the signal light is liable to be deteriorated, and the waveform of the signal light is further deteriorated due to the interaction between the chromatic dispersion and the nonlinear optical phenomenon.
- Patent Document 1 U.S. Patent No. 6,169,837B1
- Patent Document 2 JP-A-8-248251 (EP 0 724 171 A2)
- the conventional dispersion flat fiber designed so that the absolute value of the wavelength dispersion is closer to zero has a nonlinear optical effect.
- the transmission characteristics of the entire optical fiber transmission line are immediately deteriorated.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and reduces non-uniformity of chromatic dispersion over a wider wavelength range, as well as non-linear optics such as four-wave mixing.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an optical transmission system having a structure for effectively suppressing the effect, an optical fiber applicable to the optical transmission system, and an optical fiber transmission line.
- An optical transmission system includes an optical fiber transmission line for transmitting signal light of a plurality of channels having different wavelengths, and the optical fiber transmission line has wavelengths of different polarities in a wavelength band of 1460 nm to 1620 nm. It is composed of at least one pair of optical fibers having dispersion.
- the optical transmission system includes optical fibers having chromatic dispersions having different signs from each other, and at least one of the optical fibers has an absolute value of 5 ps / nmZkm or more in a wavelength range of 1460 nm to 1620 nm.
- An optical fiber having a chromatic dispersion of 10 ps / nmZkm or less and a differential force S4ps / nm / km or less between the maximum value and the minimum value of the chromatic dispersion in the wavelength band is applied.
- the first optical fiber applicable as a part of the optical fiber transmission line is an optical fiber having a dispersion-wavelength characteristic of an upward convex shape in the wavelength band of 1460 nm and 1620 nm and having a positive chromatic dispersion.
- the second optical fiber applicable to a part of the optical fiber transmission line is an optical fiber having a dispersion-wavelength characteristic of a downward convex shape and a negative chromatic dispersion in the above wavelength band.
- the first optical fiber has chromatic dispersion of +5 ps / nm / km or more and +10 ps / nm / km or less in the wavelength band, and The optical fiber has a difference between the maximum and minimum values of chromatic dispersion of ps / nm / km or less.
- the second optical fiber has a chromatic dispersion of -10 ps / nm / km or more and -15 ps / nm / km or less in the wavelength band, and a difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the chromatic dispersion in the wavelength band.
- the first and second optical fibers that reduce the wavelength dependence of chromatic dispersion, it is preferable that the first and second optical fibers have a dispersion slope having an absolute value of 0.02 psZnm 2 / km or less at a wavelength of 1550 nm.
- the optical fiber transmission line (the optical fiber transmission line according to the present invention) is composed of optical fibers having chromatic dispersions having mutually different polarities, and these optical fibers (the optical fiber according to the present invention).
- Fiber is larger than a conventional dispersion flat fiber, but has a smaller chromatic dispersion than a standard single-mode optical fiber. Therefore, the optical fiber according to the present invention, an optical fiber transmission including the optical fiber, and the like.
- the distortion of the signal waveform caused by the occurrence of chromatic dispersion can be reduced as compared with a standard single-mode optical fiber, and the generated chromatic dispersion can be reduced. Since the wavelength dependence of the wavelength can also be reduced, its utility as a broadband WDM optical transmission system is extremely high.
- Each of the first and second optical fibers is composed of a core region extending along a predetermined axis, and a cladding provided on the outer periphery of the core region.
- the core region extends along a predetermined axis, has a maximum refractive index n, and has a first core having an outer diameter 2a, and is provided on an outer periphery of the first core, and has a lower refractive index than the first core.
- a third core having an outer diameter 2c having a higher refractive index n than the second core.
- the cladding is provided on the outer periphery of the third core and has a lower refractive index n than that of the third core.
- the upper limit of the relative refractive index difference ⁇ of the second core is preferably not more than 0.3%.
- the lower limit of the relative refractive index difference ⁇ of the second core with respect to the cladding is preferably ⁇ 0.7% or more.
- the first optical fiber has ⁇ 1550 ⁇ : ⁇ , ⁇ 43 ⁇ 43 ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 effective area ⁇ , and a relative refractive index difference ⁇ of the first core with respect to the cladding.
- the second optical fiber has an effective area A of 35 zm 2 or more at a wavelength of 1550 nm, and
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ + of the first core to the pad is preferably 0.65% or more and 0.80% or less.
- E is the electric field associated with the propagating light
- r is the radial distance from the center of the core.
- the first optical fiber has a mode field diameter of 7.5 / im-8.5 / im in the wavelength band, preferably, 1550 nm.
- the optical fiber transmission line applicable to the optical transmission system according to the present invention can be constituted by a single line element composed of a pair of the first and second optical fibers having the above-described structure.
- the optical fiber transmission line may include a plurality of line elements each having the same structure as the line element.
- the first optical fiber included in each of the plurality of line elements has a mode field diameter of 7.5 ⁇ im ⁇ 8.5 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ in the above wavelength band. This is because the optical power density of propagating signal light can be reduced, so that deterioration of transmission characteristics due to the nonlinear optical effect is effectively suppressed.
- the optical fiber transmission line composed of the plurality of line elements is arranged such that the first optical fibers included in the plurality of line elements are adjacent to each other, and the second optical fiber transmission line is included in the plurality of line elements.
- the configuration may be such that the optical fibers are arranged adjacent to each other. Polarity change of chromatic dispersion occurring along the longitudinal direction of the optical fiber transmission line This is because, by suppressing the number, deterioration of the transmission characteristics due to the nonlinear optical effect is effectively suppressed.
- the optical fiber transmission line comprises: a first optical fiber having positive chromatic dispersion with reduced wavelength dependence over a wide wavelength band of 1460 nm and 1620 nm; It is composed of a second optical fiber having negative chromatic dispersion with reduced wavelength dependency over the band.
- the first and second optical fibers have wavelength dispersions of different polarities, it is possible to suppress the accumulated chromatic dispersion as a whole in the optical fiber transmission line, while the first and second optical fibers respectively have the same wavelength dispersion. Since a certain amount of chromatic dispersion occurs, nonlinear optical effects such as four-wave mixing are effectively suppressed.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a structure of an optical transmission system, a structure of a transmitting station, and a structure of a receiving station according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a configuration and a chromatic dispersion characteristic of an optical fiber transmission line in the optical transmission system according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining another configuration of the optical fiber transmission line in the optical transmission system according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional structure and a refractive index profile for explaining a typical structure of the optical fiber according to the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a table summarizing the specifications of a plurality of samples (sample Nos. 1 to 9) of the optical fiber according to the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing each structure of an optical transmission system, a transmitting station, and a receiving station according to the present invention.
- the optical transmission system shown in FIG. 1 (a) includes a transmitting station 10 for transmitting a signal light, an optical fiber transmission line 20 as a transmission medium through which the signal light propagates, and receiving the signal light. And a receiving station 30.
- the signal input end A of the optical fiber transmission line 20 is connected to the signal output end of the transmitting station 10, while the signal output end B of the optical fiber transmission line 20 is connected to the signal input end of the receiving station 30.
- the transmitting station 10 emits light of the same wavelength.
- TX1—TXn Power source 1 la—1 In
- a multiplexer 12 that multiplexes light of wavelength ⁇ - ⁇ output from the light source 1 la—1 In. It outputs a signal light (WDM signal light) in which a signal channel of wavelength ⁇ - ⁇ is multiplexed.
- the receiving station 30 separates each signal channel of the wavelength I- ⁇ included in the WDM signal light propagated through the optical transmission line 20, into the signals.
- the duplexer 3 the duplexer 3
- the optical fiber transmission line 20 is composed of at least one pair of optical fibers having chromatic dispersions having polarities different from each other in a wavelength band of 1460 nm to 1620 nm.
- the first optical fiber 200 having positive chromatic dispersion in the wavelength band of 1460 nm to 162 Onm and the second optical fiber 300 having negative chromatic dispersion in the wavelength band are fused. It is equipped with a connection structure.
- Each of the optical fibers 200 and 300 has a chromatic dispersion having an absolute value of 5 ps / nm / km or more and 1 Ops / nm / km or less in the above wavelength range.
- the first optical fiber 200 is shown by a graph G210 in (c) of FIG. As described above, it has a dispersion-wavelength characteristic of a convex shape in the above wavelength range. Specifically, the first optical fiber 200 has a positive chromatic dispersion of +5 ps / nm / km or more and +10 ps / nm / km or less in the wavelength band, and has a maximum chromatic dispersion in the wavelength band. The difference between the value and the minimum value is less than psZnm / km.
- the second optical fiber 300 has a dispersion-wavelength characteristic having a downward convex shape in the above wavelength range.
- the second optical fiber 300 has a chromatic dispersion of -10 ps / nmZkm or more and -5 psZnm / km or less in the wavelength band, and has a maximum value and a minimum value of the chromatic dispersion in the wavelength band. Is less than S4ps / nmZkm.
- the absolute value at the wavelength of 1550 nm is 0.02 psZnm 2 / km It preferably has the following dispersion slope:
- the optical fiber transmission line 20 is composed of the first and second optical fibers 200 and 300 having chromatic dispersions having polarities different from each other. 00 is larger than the chromatic dispersion of a conventional dispersion flat fiber (substantially zero in the used wavelength band), while it is larger than the chromatic dispersion of a standard single-mode optical fiber (about 21 ps / nm / km at a wavelength of 1620 nm). And has a small chromatic dispersion.
- the optical fiber transmission line 20 composed of the first and second optical fibers 200 and 300 realizes the chromatic dispersion characteristics as shown by the graph G230 in (c) of FIG.
- the optical transmission system including the optical fiber transmission line 20 having such chromatic dispersion characteristics can reduce the distortion of the signal waveform due to the occurrence of chromatic dispersion as compared with a standard single mode optical fiber. (The cumulative power of the optical fiber transmission line is small.) The wavelength dependence of the generated chromatic dispersion can be reduced, so that it can be used as a wideband WDM optical transmission system.
- the wavelength at a wavelength of 1460 nm (the lower limit wavelength of the above wavelength band) is used.
- the difference between the dispersion and the chromatic dispersion at a wavelength of 1620 nm (the upper limit wavelength of the above-mentioned wavelength band) is less than or equal to IpsZnm / km.
- the entire optical fiber transmission line 20 falls within the wavelength range of 1460 nm to 1620 nm, and its absolute value is less than Ips / nmZkm. It has chromatic dispersion.
- the optical fiber transmission line 20 can be composed of a pair (line element) of first and second optical fibers 200 and 300, as shown in (a) of FIG.
- a certain force may include a plurality of line elements each having the same structure as the line element.
- the optical fiber transmission line 20 is arranged such that the first optical fibers 210 and 220 included in the plurality of line elements are adjacent to each other as shown in (b) of FIG.
- Second optical fibers 310 and 320 included in the plurality of line elements may be arranged so as to be adjacent to each other. In this case, by suppressing the number of changes in the polarity of the wavelength dispersion occurring along the longitudinal direction of the optical fiber transmission line 20, deterioration of the transmission characteristics due to the nonlinear optical effect is effectively suppressed.
- the optical fiber transmission line 20 functions as one of the first and second optical fibers 200 and 300 as an optical transmission line and the other as the optical transmission line.
- a configuration in which the modules are arranged on a transmission line after modularization may be used.
- FIG. 3A shows the optical fiber transmission line 20 configured by a fiber module 350 including a first optical fiber 200 and a second optical fiber 300.
- the fiber module 350 includes a container for storing the second optical fiber 300 wound with a diameter d.
- the container includes a connector 305 for optically connecting the signal input end of the second optical fiber 300 and the signal output end of the first optical fiber 200, a signal output end of the second optical fiber 300, and a receiving station.
- a connector 306 for optically connecting to the 20 signal incident ends is provided.
- FIG. 3B shows an optical fiber transmission line 20 including a fiber module 250 including a first optical fiber 200 and a second optical fiber 300.
- the fiber module 250 includes a container for storing the first optical fiber 200 wound with a diameter d.
- the container has a connector 205 for optically connecting the signal input end of the first optical fiber 300 and the signal output end of the transmitting station, a signal output end of the first optical fiber 200 and the second optical fiber 300.
- a connector 206 is provided for optically connecting the signal input end of the connector 206.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a cross-sectional structure showing a typical structure of the optical fiber according to the present invention and a refractive index profile thereof.
- each of the first and second optical fibers 200 and 300 has a core region 21 and a clad 22 having a refractive index n provided on the outer periphery of the core region 21. Is provided.
- the core region 21 has an outer diameter 2a extending along a predetermined axis.
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ + of the first core 21a to the cladding 22 the relative refractive index difference ⁇ of the second core 21b, and the relative refractive index of the third core 21c
- the difference ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ is given by the following equations.
- FIG. 4B shows a refractive index profile 290 of the optical fiber corresponding to each of the first and second optical fibers 200 and 300 shown in FIG.
- the area 291 is the refractive index of each part on the line L of the first core 21a
- the area 292 is the refractive index of each part on the line L of the second core 21b
- the area 293 is on the line L of the third core 21c.
- the refractive index of each part and the region 294 indicate the refractive index of each part on the line L of the clad 22.
- FIG. 5 is a table summarizing the specifications of nine types of optical fibers as optical fiber samples according to the present invention.
- the type 1 and type 5 optical fibers are samples of the first optical fiber 200 having positive chromatic dispersion in the wavelength band of 1460 nm to 1620 nm, and the type 6 and type 9 optical fibers are in the above wavelength band.
- Each sample of the second optical fiber 300 having negative chromatic dispersion.
- one of these first and second optical fibers 200 and 300 corresponds to Each of the type 1 and type 9 optical fibers has the cross-sectional structure and refractive index profile shown in FIG.
- the type 1 optical fiber is equivalent to the first optical fiber 200, the outer diameter 2a of the first core is 7.92 ⁇ m, the outer diameter 2b of the second core is 12.29 zm, and the outer diameter of the third core is Is 18.20 ⁇ m.
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ + of the first core with respect to the cladding, which is the reference region, is 0.65%
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ 2 of the second core is 0.7%
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ ⁇ of the third core is ⁇ ⁇ Is 0.3%.
- this optical fiber of Type 1 as characteristics at a wavelength of 1550 nm, a chromatic dispersion of 7. 74psZnm / km, a dispersion slope one 0. 002ps / nm 2 Zkm, the effective cross-sectional area A of 37. 55 xm With a mode field diameter MFD of 6.87 zm.
- the type 1 optical fiber has eff
- the cutoff wavelength c is 1.41 zm.
- the type 2 optical fiber is equivalent to the first optical fiber 200, the outer diameter 2a of the first core is 797 ⁇ m, the outer diameter 2b of the second core is 13.54 / im, and the outer diameter of the third core is The diameter is 19.20 ⁇ m.
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ + of the first core with respect to the cladding, which is the reference region, is 0.65%
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ of the second core is 0.5%
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ of the third core is ⁇ . ⁇ Is 0.3%.
- this type 2 optical fiber has various characteristics at a wavelength of 1550 nm, a chromatic dispersion of 8.38 ps / nm / km, a dispersion slope of 0.007 ps / nm 2 / km, and an effective cutoff of 38.06 / im.
- Area A a chromatic dispersion of 8.38 ps / nm / km, a dispersion slope of 0.007 ps / nm 2 / km, and an effective cutoff of 38.06 / im.
- the type 2 optical fiber is ff
- the type 3 optical fiber also corresponds to the first optical fiber 200, the outer diameter 2a of the first core is 6.66 zm, the outer diameter 2b of the second core is 16.98 zm, and the outer diameter of the third core is 22. 20 ⁇ m.
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ + of the first core with respect to the cladding, which is the reference region, is 0.77%
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ of the second core is 0.3%
- the relative refractive index of the third core is 0.3%.
- the difference ⁇ ⁇ is 0.3%.
- the optical fiber of the type 3 as characteristics at a wavelength of 1550 nm, the wavelength dispersion of 8. 53ps / nm / km, a dispersion slope of 0. 024ps / nm 2 / km, effective area of 31. 37 / im A
- the type 3 optical fiber has chromatic dispersion of 5.32 psZnm / km and 9.64 ps / nmZkm at the wavelengths of 1460 nm and 1630 nm, respectively. Further, the cutoff wavelength; Ic is 1.44 zm.
- Type 4 optical fiber also corresponds to the first optical fiber 200, the outer diameter 2a of the first core is 8.42 ⁇ , the outer diameter 2b of the second core is 13.96 zm, and the outer diameter of the third core is Is 19.80 ⁇ m.
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ + of the first core with respect to the cladding, which is the reference region, is 0.57%
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ ⁇ of the second core is 0.5%
- the relative refractive index of the third core is 0.5%.
- the difference ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ is 0.3%.
- this type 4 optical fiber has a wavelength dispersion of 8.06 ps / nm / km, a dispersion slope of 0.003 psZnm 2 / km, and an effective cross-sectional area of 43.84 zm.
- the type 4 optical fiber has a chromatic dispersion of 6.71 ps / nm / km and 7.79 ps / nm / km at wavelengths of 1460 nm and 1630 nm, respectively.
- the cutoff wavelength c is 1 ⁇ 46 / im.
- the type 5 optical fiber also corresponds to the first optical fiber 200, the outer diameter 2a of the first core is 8.42 ⁇ m, the outer diameter 2bi of the second core is 13.96 ⁇ m, and the third core is The outer diameter is approximately 19.80 ⁇ m.
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ + of the first core with respect to the cladding, which is the reference region, is 0.54%, the relative refractive index difference ⁇ of the second core is 0.5%, and the relative refractive index difference A of the third core is A r is 0.3%.
- This type 5 optical fiber has a wavelength dispersion of 8.35 ps / nm / km, a dispersion slope of 0.002 psZnm 2 / km, and an effective area A of 45.47 zm.
- the type 5 optical fiber has chromatic dispersion of 7.04 psZnm / km and 8.0 Ops / nmZkm at the wavelengths of 1460 nm and 1630 nm, respectively. Also, the cutoff wavelength; Ic is 1.48 zm.
- the type 6 optical fiber corresponds to the second optical fiber 300
- the outer diameter 2a of the first core is 6.83 ⁇ m
- the outer diameter 2bf of the second core is 10.21 ⁇ m
- the third core is Outer diameter f of 16.08 ⁇ m is there.
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ + of the first core with respect to the cladding, which is the reference region, is 0.76%
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ of the second core is 0.7%
- this type 6 optical fiber has various characteristics at a wavelength of 1550 nm: ⁇ .95 ps / nm / km chromatic dispersion, 0.021 ps / nm 2 Zkm dispersion slope, and 35.24 zm It has an effective area A and a mode field diameter MFD of 6.65 ⁇ m.
- the type 7 optical fiber is equivalent to the second optical fiber 300, the first core outer diameter 2a is 6.64 ⁇ m, the second core outer diameter 2b is 10.87 zm, and the third core outer diameter Is 16.52 xm.
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ + of the first core with respect to the cladding, which is the reference region, is 0.77%
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ — of the second core is 0.5%
- this type 7 optical fiber has various characteristics at a wavelength of 1550 nm, such as chromatic dispersion of -7.92 ps / nm / km, dispersion slope of 0.019 ps / nm 2 / km, and 35.. ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ Effective area ⁇ and mode field diameter MFD of 6.69 / im.
- the type 7 optical fiber has eff
- the type 8 optical fiber also corresponds to the second optical fiber 300, the outer diameter 2a of the first core is 6.18 / im, the outer diameter 2b of the second core is 12, and the outer diameter of the third core is 17. 40 ⁇ m.
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ + of the first core with respect to the cladding, which is the reference region, is 0.81%
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ 2 of the second core is 0.3%
- the relative refractive index of the third core is 0.3%.
- the difference ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ is 0.3%.
- the optical fiber of this type 8 as characteristics at a wavelength of 1550 nm, -7 and chromatic dispersion of 79ps / nmZkm, -. And the dispersion slope of 0. 020ps / nm 2 Zkm, the effective cross-sectional area A of 33. With a mode field diameter MFD of 6.58 zm.
- the type 8 optical fiber has eff
- the type 9 optical fiber also corresponds to the second optical fiber 300, the outer diameter 2a of the first core is 7.13 ⁇ , the outer diameter 2bf of the second core is 11.53 zm, and the outer diameter of the third core is The outer diameter f is 17.60 ⁇ m.
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ + of the first core with respect to the cladding, which is the reference region, is 0.69%, the relative refractive index difference ⁇ of the second core is 0.5%, and the relative refractive index difference of the third core is 0.3%.
- this type 9 optical fiber has various characteristics at a wavelength of 1550 nm, a chromatic dispersion of _7.75 ps / nm / km, a dispersion slope of 0.016 ps / nm 2 Zkm, and an effective slope of 40.52 zm. It has a cross-sectional area A and a mode field diameter MFD of 7.11 zm.
- the type 9 optical fiber eff has various characteristics at a wavelength of 1550 nm, a chromatic dispersion of _7.75 ps / nm / km, a dispersion slope of 0.016 ps / nm 2 Zkm, and an effective slope of 40.52 zm. It has a cross-sectional area A and a mode field diameter MFD of 7.11 zm.
- the type 9 optical fiber eff has a cross-sectional area A and a mode field diameter MFD of 7.11 zm.
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ of the second core 21b with respect to the cladding 22 is ⁇ 0.7% or more and 10.3% or less.
- it has an effective area 43 of 43 / m 2 or more at a wavelength of 1550 ⁇ m, and has a first eff
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ + of the core 21a is 0.5% or more and 0.6% or less.
- these type 1 and type 9 optical fibers have a transmission loss of 0.21 dB / km or less at a wavelength of 1550 nm and a macrobend loss of 10 dB / m or less when bent at a diameter of 20 mm.
- An optical fiber transmission line applicable to the optical transmission system according to the present invention can be constituted by a single line element composed of a pair of the first and second optical fibers having the above-described structure.
- the optical fiber transmission line may include a plurality of line elements each having the same structure as the line element.
- the first optical fiber 200 included in each of the plurality of line elements preferably has a mode field diameter of 7. to 8.5 ⁇ m in the above wavelength band. This is because the optical power density of propagating signal light can be reduced, so that deterioration of transmission characteristics due to the nonlinear optical effect is effectively suppressed.
- Industrial applicability INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is applied to an optical transmission system capable of reducing wavelength dispersion of chromatic dispersion over a wide wavelength range and suppressing a nonlinear optical effect in wavelength division multiplexing optical communication.
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