Title :
All-optical soliton control using soliton shepherding for long distance transmission and optical memory applications
Author :
Widdowson, T. ; Malyon, D.J. ; Ellis, AD ; Smith, K. ; Blow, K.J.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
fDate :
11/11/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We demonstrate enhanced soliton transmission control over global distances. A stream of clock pulses can be used to retime (shepherd) high-speed soliton data via a nonlinear interaction in a length of transmission fibre. This simple technique has applications in high capacity long haul soliton links and recirculating loop soliton memories
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical solitons; optical storage; all-optical soliton control; clock pulses; enhanced soliton transmission control; f transmission fibre; global distances; high capacity long haul soliton links; high-speed soliton data; long distance transmission; nonlinear interaction; optical memory applications; recirculating loop soliton memories; retime; soliton shepherding f;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Solitons: Principles and Applications, IEE Colloquium on
