DocumentCode
1095771
Title
Solitons in optical communications
Author
Doran, Nick J. ; Blow, Keith J.
Author_Institution
British Telecom Research Labs., Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, England
Volume
19
Issue
12
fYear
1983
fDate
12/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1883
Lastpage
1888
Abstract
In this paper we have calculated the effects of loss on the propagation of soliton solutions of the nonlinear Schrodinger equation. Since we are interested in the application of these results to optical communications, it is necessary to go beyond perturbative results. This is due to the fact that propagation distances in optical fibers are significantly greater than the decay length of the energy in the pulses. Some conclusions are drawn about the application of solitons in long-distance communications.
Keywords
Infrared propagation, nonlinear media; Optical fiber losses; Glass; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Propagation losses; Refractive index; Solitons;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1983.1071806
Filename
1071806
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