Title :
2×20 Gbit/s, 3500 km regenerated WDM soliton transmission with all-optical Kerr fibre modulation
Author :
Leclerc, O. ; Brindel, P. ; Bigo, S. ; Brun-Maunand, E. ; Desurvire, E.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Alsthom Recherche, Marcoussis, France
fDate :
1/22/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Regeneration through Kerr fibre phase modulation is proposed and applied for the first time to wavelength-multiplexed soliton signals. Periodic regeneration by Kerr fibre modulators without the use of guiding filters and dispersion management is shown to increase the error-free distance in 2×20 Gbit/s WDM soliton transmission up to 3500 km
Keywords :
optical Kerr effect; optical fibre communication; optical links; optical modulation; optical repeaters; optical solitons; wavelength division multiplexing; 3500 km; 40 Gbit/s; all-optical Kerr fibre modulation; error-free distance; periodic regeneration; regenerated WDM soliton transmission;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19980047
