Intrachannel cross-phase modulation-induced phase shift in high-speed dispersion-managed optical fiber transmission system

We investigate the intrachannel cross-phase modulation (IXPM)-induced phase shift in optical return-to-zero pulse propagating in a periodically dispersion-managed long-haul optical fiber transmission line. Necessary dynamical equations for various pulse parameters have been derived using variational analysis to estimate the phase shift. These equations are solved by the Runge-Kutta method. The analytical result is verified by numerical simulation based on split-step Fourier method. We therefore explore the effects of various parameters, such as transmission distance, input power, duty cycle, dispersion map strength, and residual dispersion, on phase shift for a 40 Gb/s single-channel transmission system. We also check the impact of variation of bit rate on phase shift. We find that IXPM-induced phase shift can be mitigated by proper adjustment of dispersion management and different pulse parameters like duty cycle, dispersion map strength, and peak power. (