Title :
Noise-Induced Spectral Shifts in Pseudo-Linear Fiber-Optic Communication Systems
Author :
Pinto, Armando N. ; Agrawal, Govind P.
Author_Institution :
Univ. ofAveiro, Aveiro
Abstract :
Signal and noise interaction mediated by the Kerr effect in fibers produces random pulse central frequency shifts. We show that strong correlation between the signal and noise evolution makes this effect noteworthy even in pseudo-linear systems.
Keywords :
optical Kerr effect; optical fibre communication; optical pulse generation; optical solitons; Kerr effect; pseudolinear fiber-optic communication systems; random pulse central frequency shift; spectral shifts; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Kerr effect; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical noise; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Pulse amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452543
