Title :
4 Gb/s soliton communication on standard non dispersion-shifted fiber
Author :
Christensen, B. ; Jacobsen, G. ; Bødtker, E. ; Mark, J. ; Mito, I.
Author_Institution :
TFL Telecommun. Res. Lab., Horsholm, Denmark
Abstract :
The chromatic dispersion in standard single mode fibers puts a fundamental limit to the transmission distance in conventional high speed optical communication systems. Soliton transmission is a very promising technique to avoid this limitation. We demonstrate 4 Gb/s soliton transmission on 310 km standard non dispersion-shifted single mode fiber using 55 ps pulses from a gain-switched MQW laser diode. This technique is applicable for upgrading the transmission capacity in dispersion limited terrestrial communication systems.<>
Keywords :
optical dispersion; optical fibres; optical solitons; 310 km; 4 Gb/s soliton communication; 4 Gbit/s; 55 ps; chromatic dispersion; dispersion limited terrestrial communication systems; fundamental limit; gain-switched MQW laser diode; high speed optical communication systems; soliton transmission; standard nondispersion-shifted fiber; standard single mode fibers; transmission capacity upgrading; transmission distance; Chromatic dispersion; Communication standards; Diode lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Pulse amplifiers; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
