Title :
Picosecond soliton propagation using nonlinear optical loop mirrors as saturable absorbers
Author :
Smith, N.J. ; Doran, N.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng. & Appl. Phys., Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
fDate :
11/11/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We show that by inserting nonlinear optical loop mirrors into an optical fibre transmission line, that 1.5 ps solitons may be transmitted over at least 750 km, with amplifiers spaced at 15 km intervals
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; mirrors; optical fibre communication; optical saturable absorption; optical solitons; 1.5 ps; 750 km; amplifiers; intervals; nonlinear optical loop mirrors; optical fibre transmission line; picosecond soliton propagation; saturable absorbers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Solitons: Principles and Applications, IEE Colloquium on
