Title :
8.2 Gbit/s, 4200-km soliton data transmission using a semiconductor soliton source
Author :
Hansen, P.B. ; Giles, C.R. ; Raybon, G. ; Koren, U. ; Evangelides, S.J. ; Miller, B.I. ; Young, M.G. ; Newkirk, M.A. ; Delavaux, J.-M.P. ; Korotky, S.K. ; Veselka, J.J. ; Burrus, C.A.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Lab., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A mode-locked monolithic extended-cavity laser is employed as a soliton source in an 8.2 Gbit/s recirculating fiber loop experiment. The 20-ps solitons exhibit a time-bandwidth product of 0.34. Pulse profiles are measured with a streak camera at propagation distances up to 15000 km. Numerical simulations showed that the measured data transmission distance, 4200 km for a bit error rate of 10/sup -9/, may increase to approximately 8000 km with improved receiver immunity to Gordon Haus pulse jitter.<>
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical fibres; optical links; optical receivers; optical solitons; semiconductor lasers; streak photography; 15000 km; 20 ps; 4200 km; 8.2 Gbit/s; 8000 km; Gordon Haus pulse jitter; bit error rate; measured data transmission distance; mode-locked monolithic extended-cavity laser; propagation distances; pulse profiles; receiver immunity; recirculating fiber loop experiment; semiconductor lasers; semiconductor soliton source; soliton data transmission; streak camera; time-bandwidth product; Bit error rate; Cameras; Data communication; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Numerical simulation; Optical propagation; Pulse measurements; Semiconductor lasers; Solitons;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
