Title :
Soliton cross-trapping: new method for bright soliton transmission at normal group velocity dispersion
Author :
Anderson, Dave ; Hook, A. ; Lisak, M. ; Serkin, V.N. ; Afanasjev, V.V.
Author_Institution :
Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden
Abstract :
It is demonstrated that the Kerr effect in an optical fibre can be used to trap energy in the form of a bright soliton-like pulse at normal group velocity dispersion (GVD) by means of a pair of oppositely phased bright solitons in the anomalous GVD range.
Keywords :
guided light propagation; optical Kerr effect; optical communication; optical fibres; solitons; Kerr effect; anomalous GVD range; bright soliton transmission; crossphase modulator effect; normal group velocity dispersion; oppositely phased bright solitons; optical fibre; soliton cross-trapping;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19921145
