Title :
Wavelength division multiplexing of dispersion managed solitons
Author_Institution :
Bourgogne Univ., Dijon, France
Abstract :
Periodic dispersion compensation largely widens the transmission bandwidth of solitons with enhanced power. Soliton interactions and collisions in a wavelength-division-multiplexed system may however set important limitations to the channel spacing. After reviewing the peculiar properties and the optimization of single-channel dispersion managed solitons we discuss the theory of WDM transmission. In particular, we shall investigate the role of third-order dispersion, soliton interactions and collisions, amplifier spacing and noise as ultimate limiting factors to the overall system capacity
Keywords :
compensation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre theory; optical solitons; telecommunication network management; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM transmission theory; amplifier noise; amplifier spacing; channel spacing; dispersion managed solitons; enhanced power; optimization; overall system capacity; periodic dispersion compensation; review; single-channel dispersion managed solitons; soliton collisions; soliton interactions; transmission bandwidth; ultimate limiting factors; wavelength division multiplexing; wavelength-division-multiplexed system; Bandwidth; Chirp; Energy management; Frequency; Jitter; Power system management; Pulse amplifiers; Solitons; Space vector pulse width modulation; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732447
