Title :
40 GHz soliton train generation through multisoliton pulse propagation in a dispersion varying optical fiber circuit
Author :
Shipulin, A.V. ; Dianov, E.M. ; Richardson, D.J. ; Payne, D.N.
Author_Institution :
Gen. Phys. Inst., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate a novel optical beat-signal to soliton train conversion technique based on multisoliton compression effects during propagation in a dispersion varying optical fiber. Unlike previous techniques based on dispersion decreasing fiber that are limited to repetition rates >50 GHz this scheme can be extended to work at repetition rates as low as 30 GHz and is therefore of interest for current ultra-high speed communication applications. We report the generation of 30 GHz CW trains of 3.4 ps pulses and demonstrate their stable propagation through 7.5 km of dispersion shifted fiber.<>
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical pulse compression; optical solitons; 3.4 ps; 40 GHz; 7.5 km; CW trains; dispersion shifted fiber; dispersion varying optical fiber; dispersion varying optical fiber circuit; multisoliton compression effects; multisoliton pulse propagation; optical beat-signal; repetition rates; soliton train conversion technique; soliton train generation; stable propagation; ultra-high speed communication applications; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Laser tuning; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Signal generators;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
