Stability of synchronous intensity modulation control of 40-Gb/s dispersion-managed soliton transmissions

Author

Pincemin, Erwan ; Audouin, Olivier ; Dany, Bruno ; Wabnitz, Stefan

Author_Institution

Alcatel Corp. Res. Center, Marcoussiss, France

Volume

19

Issue

5

fYear

2001

fDate

5/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

624

Lastpage

635

Abstract

The efficiency of transmission control of dispersion-managed solitons by means of in-line synchronous intensity modulation is numerically analyzed. We demonstrate that intensity modulation may lead to dramatic improvements in the transmission performance of 40-Gb/s dispersion-managed solitons. In particular, we identify the locations within the dispersion map where synchronous intensity modulation provides an efficient control of the pulse propagation. Namely, a stabilization of pulse energy fluctuations is achieved, with no need for additional in-line control by guiding filters. On the other hand, incorrectly placed intensity modulation may cause significant pulse instabilities

Keywords

fluctuations; intensity modulation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical solitons; stability; synchronisation; telecommunication network management; 40 Gbit/s; Gb/s dispersion-managed soliton transmission; Gb/s dispersion-managed solitons; dispersion map; guiding filters; in-line control; in-line synchronous intensity modulation; optical control; pulse energy fluctuations; pulse instabilities; pulse propagation; synchronous intensity modulation; synchronous intensity modulation control stability; transmission control; Bit rate; Communication system control; Delta modulation; Filters; Intensity modulation; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical pulses; Pulse modulation; Solitons; Stability;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.923475

Filename

923475