Title :
Error-free soliton transmission at 20 Gbit/s over 7150 km through all-optical synchronous phase modulation
Author :
Bigo, S. ; Brindel, P. ; Leclerc, O. ; Brun-Maunand, E. ; Desurvire, E.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Alsthom Recherche, Marcoussis, France
fDate :
3/13/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
All-optical soliton synchronous phase modulation through transmission fibre is shown to enable error-free propagation of 20 Gbit/s signals up to 7150 km without the need for dispersion management. Tolerance to imperfect clock-signal synchronisation is characterised experimentally
Keywords :
optical solitons; 20 Gbit/s; 7150 km; BER; all-optical synchronous phase modulation; bit error rate; error-free soliton transmission; imperfect clock-signal synchronisation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19970301
