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 4

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

FBG length in mm	Q factor at 5 dBm	Q factor at 7.5 dBm	Q factor at 10 dBm
4	10.22	11.05	13.06
5	11.63	11.99	14.94
6	13.16	14.24	18.58
7	13.04	15.61	17.29
8	13.40	15.80	17.81