Title :
5 Gbit/s, 250 km error-free soliton transmission with Er3+ -doped fibre amplifiers and repeaters
Author :
Suzuki, Kenji ; Nakazawa, Masataka ; Yamada, Eiji ; Kimura, Yuichi
Author_Institution :
NTT Transmission Syst. Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
fDate :
4/14/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Error-free soliton transmission at a bit rate of 5 Gbit/s over 250 km has been accomplished. The transform-limited soliton pulse source is a gain-switched DFB laser diode with a narrow-band spectral filter and Er amplifiers. A LiNbO3 light intensity modulator is used for pulse switching. A new pre-emphasis technique for sending solitons over a long distance is used, in which an Er3+-doped fibre amplifier is installed every 25 km as a lumped amplifier.
Keywords :
fibre optics; optical communication; optical communication equipment; repeaters; solid lasers; solitons; 250 km; 5 Gbit/s; LiNbO 3; error-free soliton transmission; gain-switched DFB laser diode; light intensity modulator; lumped amplifier; narrow-band spectral filter; pre-emphasis technique; pulse switching; transform-limited soliton pulse source;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19900359