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 5

Q-factor results for 4 FBG + DCF linear tanh apodization simulation models.

FBG length in mm	Q factor in 5 dBm	Q factor at 7.5 dBm	Q factor at 10 dBm
4	8.13	9.52	10.95
5	9.06	10.81	11.34
6	8.56	8.69	12.52
7	6.76	7.96	9.08
8	5.23	6.83	6.69