Title :
Raman-pumped, dense dispersion-managed soliton transmission of 80 Gb/s OTDM data
Author :
Lou, J. ; Nowak, G. ; Kaechele, W. ; Dennis, M. ; Duling, I. ; Carruthers, T.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., SFA Inc., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
The effects of radiation from dense dispersion-managed solitons into the normal-dispersion portion of their optical spectrum are observed for the first time in a novel Raman-pumped data transmission system. Filtering allows error-free propagation of 80-Gb/s OTDM data over 963 km.
Keywords :
infrared spectra; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical filters; optical pumping; optical solitons; telecommunication network management; time division multiplexing; 80 Gbits/s; 963 km; Raman-pumping; data transmission systems; dense dispersion-managed soliton transmission; error-free propagation; filtering; normal-dispersion; optical spectrum; optical time division multiplexed; radiation effects; Dispersion; Filtering; High speed optical techniques; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical propagation; Optical pumping; Optical solitons; Sagnac interferometers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248110
