Study For Soliton propagation in Optical Fibers

One of the keys to the success of the ensuing photonics revolution will be the use of optical solitons in fiber optic communication systems, solitons are a special breed of optical pulses that can propagate through an optical fiber undistorted for tens of thousands of kilometers. The soliton phenomenon was first described by John Scott Russell (1808-1882) who observed a solitary wave in the unio‎n Canal in Scotland. He reproduced the phenomenon in a wave tank and named it the Wave of Translation. The key to soliton formation is the careful balance of the opposing forces of chromatic dispersion and self-phase modulation.