Experimental demonstration of soliton transmission over 28 Mm using mostly normal dispersion fiber

被引:43
作者
Jacob, JM [1 ]
Golovchenko, EA [1 ]
Pilipetskii, AN [1 ]
Carter, GM [1 ]
Menyuk, CR [1 ]
机构
[1] LAB PHYS SCI, COLLEGE PK, MD 20740 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
solitons; long-distance optical communications; dispersion management;
D O I
10.1109/68.554532
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We report on stable soliton propagation experiments in a fiber transmission system consisting of more than 90% normal dispersion fiber, The transmission system has a dispersion map much like that used in nonreturn-to-zero (NRZ) pulse transmission but with a path-average anomalous dispersion of +0.1 ps/nm-km. A stable soliton pulse train at 8 GHz has been observed after 28 Mm of propagation in a 108-km recirculating fiber-optic loop. A significant enhancement in the average soliton power required for stable transmission in a dispersion map with alternating signs of dispersion is experimentally demonstrated for the first time. Theoretical modeling of our experiment is in good agreement with our findings.
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页码:130 / 132
页数:3
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