Title :
Bandwidth limits of nonlinear (soliton) optical communication systems
Author :
Blow, Keith J. ; Doran, N.J.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Research Laboratories, Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
We have shown that interactions between pulses can lead to a significant reduction of the bandwidth of nonlinear systems. The inclusion of loss is essential and implies that solitons must be launched with a separation of at least 10 times their pulse width for short systems of ~ 30 km and even more for longer systems.
Keywords :
nonlinear systems; optical communication; optical fibres; solitons; bandwidth reduction; loss; nonlinear systems; optical communication systems; optical fibres; pulse interactions; soliton;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19830294
