The chromatic dispersion of fiber is a major factor
causing distortion of the light signals, and if not being
addressed using accurate compensators it will lead to a
significant deterioration in the performance of optical system.
The value of chr
omatic dispersion is not fixed along the fiber,
and this necessitates the use of tunable dispersion
compensators which need information about the value of
dispersion which is done by dispersion monitoring.
This research is Interested in analyzing chromatic
dispersion technique based on the measuring of clock tone
power of transmitted data and which is commensurate with
the dispersion of the fiber. We found the relationship between
signal frequency with range and accuracy of measurement.
Also, the advantage of this technique to provide feedback
signal to tunable dispersion compensator. The results show
the extent of the improvement made in network performance.
VPItransmissionmaker program was used to simulate
the technique proposed.
