Title :
Long unrepeatered transmission at 10 Gb/s using adiabatic soliton propagation
Author :
Dennis, M.L. ; Kaechele, W.I. ; Carruthers, T.F. ; Jenkins, R.B. ; Kang, J.U. ; Duling, I.N. ; Duling, I.N., III
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate transmission of 10 Gbit/s data over 296 km with no in-line amplification. Adiabatic propagation of picosecond solitons is used to increase the launched optical power and obtain a power budget of >62 dB.
Keywords :
digital communication; optical fibre communication; optical solitons; 10 Gbit/s; 296 km; adiabatic soliton propagation; digital transmission; long unrepeatered transmission; picosecond solitons; Brillouin scattering; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical propagation; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Optical solitons; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766328
