Journal of Optoelectronics · Laser, Volume. 36, Issue 6, 568(2025)

FWM suppression using separation dispersion and gain in DWDM systems

WANG Yuhang1, YU Xianlun1、*, GUAN Lizhen1, SONG Xice1, YAN Yupeng1, and XU Sheng2
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  • 1School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404020, China
  • 2College of Computer Science and Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404020, China
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    To address the performance degradation caused by the four-wave mixing (FWM) effect in dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) systems, a method for suppressing the FWM effect is proposed. This method begins by comparing and analyzing three dispersion compensation schemes in optical networks with different data rates, identifying the separated dispersion compensation scheme as the optimal approach. The impact of the FWM effect is then evaluated in both 8-channel and 16-channel communication systems by separating dispersion compensation and gain. After multiple optimization steps, pre-chirping is applied to further suppress the FWM effect. The system performance is analyzed through numerical calculations of the channel bit error rate (BER). The results demonstrate that in both 8-channel and 16-channel systems, the FWM effect in the optical fiber is effectively suppressed as the number of dispersion and gain separations increases. With pre-chirping, the FWM effect is further reduced, achieving minimum channel BERs of 5.08×10-19 and 8.77×10-17, respectively. This study provides valuable insights and guidance for the development of next-generation high-capacity optical fiber communication systems.

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    WANG Yuhang, YU Xianlun, GUAN Lizhen, SONG Xice, YAN Yupeng, XU Sheng. FWM suppression using separation dispersion and gain in DWDM systems[J]. Journal of Optoelectronics · Laser, 2025, 36(6): 568

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    Received: Jan. 20, 2024

    Accepted: Jun. 24, 2025

    Published Online: Jun. 24, 2025

    The Author Email: YU Xianlun (839911547@qq.com)

    DOI:10.16136/j.joel.2025.06.0046

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