The maximum bit rates of soliton communication systems with lumped amplifiers and filters in different distances

Author

Chi, Sien ; Dung, Jeng-Cherng ; Wen, Senfar

Author_Institution

Inst. of Electr.-Opt. Eng., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan

Volume

13

Issue

6

fYear

1995

fDate

6/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1121

Lastpage

1126

Abstract

The maximum bit rate of a soliton communication system with lumped amplifiers and optical filters is considered. When the dispersion of the fiber varies from one amplifier spacing to another amplifier spacing, the maximum bit rate is significantly reduced. To overcome the effect, the amplitude of the soliton is amplified so that it is still the average soliton corresponding to the fiber dispersion for an amplifier spacing. Thus, the maximum bit rate is only slightly less than that without the dispersion variations. For a given distance, the maximum bit rate limited by the stability and soliton interaction is obtained. The result is compared with that limited by the Gordon-Haus effect. For shorter transmission distance, the maximum bit rate is limited by the stability and soliton interaction. For longer transmission distance, the maximum bit rate is limited by the Gordon-Haus effect

Keywords

fibre lasers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre filters; optical solitons; Gordon-Haus effect; amplifier spacing; average soliton; dispersion variations; fiber dispersion; lumped amplifiers; lumped filters; maximum bit rates; optical fibre communication; optical filters; soliton communication systems; stability; Bit rate; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical filters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Solitons; Stability; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.390229

Filename

390229