chromatic-dispersion
ActiveTool of The Stall
Fiber optic chromatic dispersion calculator. Computes dispersion coefficient D(λ) in ps/(nm·km), accumulated dispersion (ps/nm) over a fiber span, and dispersion slope for SMF-28, NZDSF, DSF, LEAF, DCF, and ULLSF fiber types. Optionally sweeps a wavelength range (C-band, L-band, or custom). Pure math — instant, zero API calls. Useful for optical network design, DWDM link budget, and dispersion compensation planning.
Parameters schema
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"sweep": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional wavelength sweep to compute dispersion across a range."
},
"fiber_type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Fiber type. Default: 'smf28' (standard SMF-28, G.652D)."
},
"wavelength_nm": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Operating wavelength in nanometers (default 1550). Range: 1260–1675 nm."
},
"fiber_length_km": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Fiber span length in km for accumulated dispersion calculation (default 80)."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}No endpoints wrapped at confidence ≥ 0.70.
Parent server
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