Phase jitter in single-channel soliton systems with constant dispersion

Author

McKinstrie, C.J. ; Xie, C.

Author_Institution

Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

8

Issue

3

fYear

2002

Firstpage

616

Lastpage

625

Abstract

The phase jitter of optical solitons in single-channel communication systems with constant dispersion and distributed amplification is studied in detail. The variational method is used to derive equations that model phase jitter caused by amplifier noise. These equations are solved analytically. Simple formulas are obtained for the phase variance of an ensemble of solitons, which together cover the entire range of practical transmission distances. These formulas are validated for parameters of current interest by numerical solutions of the nonlinear Schroedinger equation

Keywords

Schrodinger equation; differential phase shift keying; jitter; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical solitons; self-phase modulation; variational techniques; amplifier noise; collision-induced jitter; constant dispersion; distributed amplification; nonlinear Schroedinger equation; optical solitons; phase jitter; phase shift keying; phase variance; self-phase modulation; single-channel communication systems; single-channel soliton systems; variational method; Delta modulation; Noise shaping; Nonlinear equations; Optical amplifiers; Optical noise; Optical pulses; Phase noise; Pulse shaping methods; Solitons; Timing jitter;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSTQE.2002.1016365

Filename

1016365