Performance Analysis of a Linear Gaussian- and tanh-Apodized FBG and Dispersion Compensating Fiber Design for Chromatic Dispersion Compensation in Long-haul Optical Communication Networks

Table 3

Q-factor results for 3 FBG + DCF linear Gaussian apodization simulation models.

FBG length in mm	Q factor at 5 dBm	Q factor at 7.5 dBm	Q factor at 10 dBm
4	5.13	6.52	8.37
5	6.91	7.00	10.81
6	9.22	9.50	13.06
7	10.71	13.42	15.17
8	12.32	14.01	17.13