10-Gbt/s soliton communication systems over standard fiber at 1.55 μm and the use of dispersion compensation

Author

Knox, Finlay M. ; Forysiak, Wladek ; Doran, Nicholas J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng. & Appl. Phys., Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK

Volume

13

Issue

10

fYear

1995

fDate

10/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1955

Lastpage

1962

Abstract

The limits to soliton propagation at 10 Gbt/s in standard fiber systems at 1.55 μm are assessed. We show that propagation for up to 200 km is possible using 36-km amplifier spacings and 30-ps solitons. In order to extend this distance and increase the range of usable pulse widths, the use of dispersion compensating fiber, as part of each amplifier, is evaluated. In addition this scheme significantly reduces the average power requirements

Keywords

compensation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre theory; optical solitons; 1.55 mum; 10 Gbit/s; 200 km; 30 ps; 36 km; amplifier spacings; average power requirements; dispersion compensating fiber; dispersion compensation; soliton communication systems; soliton propagation; standard fiber; standard fiber systems; usable pulse widths; Communication standards; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Pulse amplifiers; Repeaters; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.469741

Filename

469741