PowerShaper Dispersion Management Processors

The PowerShaper broadband, fixed and variable chromatic dispersion compensation and dispersion slope compensation processors are designed to correct bandwidth and distance limitations inherent in the transmission of optical signals in conventional optical fibers. Dispersion is variations in the speeds of different wavelengths of light as they travel over distance. Dispersion generally limits optical signal transmission to 100 kilometers without signal regeneration. Conventional signal regeneration requires the light be converted to electrical pulses for the signal to be boosted and then reconverted to light before being forwarded--a significant roadblock on the Information Highway. The PowerShaper is designed to restore the integrity of the light signals, allowing signals to be transmitted significant distances without electrical regeneration. With DWDM providing more and more channels within a single fiber, the PowerShaper prevents signals from mixing and corrupting transmission data over the long haul.

• PowerShaper Provisional Dispersion Compensation Processor PSD Series
  
• PowerShaper Fixed Dispersion Compensation Processor PSD Series

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