Jacobs, IraShaw, John Kenneth2014-04-042014-04-042002-03-01Ira Jacobs and John K. Shaw, "Optimal Dispersion Precompensation by Pulse Chirping," Appl. Opt. 41, 1057-1062 (2002). doi: 10.1364/ao.41.0010571559-128Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/46949For the procedure of dispersion precompensation in fibers by prechirping, we found that there is a maximum distance over which a pulse initially compressed by prechirping can return to its original width. The distance constraint comes in the form of a mathematical relationship involving the distance, dispersion, initial pulse width, and peak power, implying that the restriction governs all the fiber parameters. Simple closed-form approximations for the constraint and for the corresponding required prechirp, are derived on the basis of a variational approach. The validity of the analytical formulas is confirmed by split-step Fourier numerical simulation.application/pdfenIn CopyrightSelf-phase modulationFibersTransmissionPropagationSystemsLinksArticle - Refereedhttp://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-41-6-1057https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.41.001057