Title :
Experimental demonstration of long-distance dispersion-managed soliton propagation at zero average dispersion
Author :
Grigoryan, V.S. ; Mu, R.-M. ; Carter, G.M. ; Menyuk, C.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We observed for the first time stable propagation of dispersion-managed solitons with zero or slightly below normal average dispersion over 28000 km in a recirculating fiber loop. Comparison between theory and experiment provides a highly sensitive estimate of the average dispersion.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical solitons; sensitivity; stability; telecommunication network management; 28000 km; average dispersion; highly sensitive; long-distance dispersion-managed soliton propagation; recirculating fiber loop; slightly below normal average dispersion; slightly normal average dispersion; zero average dispersion; zero fibre dispersion; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber theory; Optical filters; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Timing jitter;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
