Title :
Wavelength division multiplexing in an unfiltered soliton communication system
Author :
Wai, P.K.A. ; Menyuk, C.R. ; Raghavan, Bharath
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
fDate :
6/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The limits on the minimum and maximum channel spacing of an unfiltered wavelength division multiplexed soliton communication system are examined. It is shown that soliton frequency shifts due to collisions at the receiver limit the minimum channel spacing to about four soliton spectral widths while the gain deviation among different channels sets a limit on the maximum channel spacing. The gain mismatch tolerance is determined
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical receivers; optical solitons; wavelength division multiplexing; gain deviation; gain mismatch tolerance; maximum channel spacing; minimum channel spacing; receiver limit; soliton frequency shifts; soliton spectral widths; unfiltered soliton communication system; unfiltered wavelength division multiplexed soliton communication system; wavelength division multiplexing; Broadband amplifiers; Channel spacing; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Frequency; Helium; Solitons; Timing jitter; Transmission line theory; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
