As Dispersion Compensating Fiber (DCF) becomes increasingly difficult to source, network operators need reliable alternatives to maintain and extend the life of existing optical infrastructure. Proximion’s FBG-based Dispersion Compensation Modules (DCMs) provide a proven replacement, delivering effective dispersion compensation in a compact, low-loss solution while preserving network performance and reliability.
Dispersion Compensating Fiber (DCF) Replacement
Replace DCF without compromising your network
Key Benefits
- A proven alternative to DCF – FBG-based dispersion compensation provides a practical replacement when traditional DCF is no longer available.
- Lower insertion loss – Significantly lower optical loss than DCF reduces amplification requirements and improves the available link power budget.
- No nonlinear penalties – Unlike DCF, Proximion DCMs do not introduce fibre nonlinearities, even at high optical power levels.
- Full-band flexibility – Continuous dispersion compensation across the selected optical band provides independence from channel plan and modulation format.
- Compact and virtually latency-free – Replace kilometres of DCF with a compact FBG-based module, dramatically reducing both space requirements and latency.
