Title :
Picosecond soliton propagation using nonlinear optical loop mirrors as intensity filters
Author :
Smith, N.J. ; Doran, N.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng. & Appl. Phys., Aston Univ., Birmingham
fDate :
6/23/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors show that by inserting nonlinear optical loop mirrors into an optical fibre transmission line, 1.5 ps solitons may be transmitted over at least 750 km, with amplifiers spaced at 15 km intervals
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; mirrors; optical filters; optical links; optical resonators; optical solitons; amplifiers; intensity filters; nonlinear optical loop mirrors; optical fibre transmission line; picosecond soliton propagation; soliton transmission;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940716
