Symmetric slope compensation in a long-haul WDM system using the CRZ format

We numerically compared symmetric and asymmetric dispersion slope compensation schemes in a long-haul, chirped-return-to-zero, wavelength-division-multiplexed system. Symmetric compensation has significant advantages over asymmetric compensation. We elucidate the physical reasons and the system implications.

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