| Parameters | Single mode fiber | Dispersion compensating fiber |
| Length (km) | 50 | 10 |
| Dispersion (ps/nm/km) | 16 | −80 |
| Dispersion slope (μm2) | 80 | 30 |
| First order dispersion coefficient (ps2/km) | −20 | -20 |
| Attenuation (dB/km) | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Nonlinear refractive index (m2/W) | 2.6 × 10−20 | 2.6 × 10−20 |
| Dispersion slope (ps/(nm2km)) | 0.075 | −0.45 |