Research Article

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 6

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

FBG length in mmQ factor in 5 dBmQ factor at 7.5 dBmQ factor at 10 dBm

44.236.157.99
56.217.039.75
67.738.1911.68
78.589.7412.44
89.2310.7812.80