Title :
Autosoliton propagation at 80 Gbit/s in standard fibre using in-line nonlinear loop switches
Author :
Gray, Ashley ; Huang, Zhijian ; Khrushchev, Igar ; Bennion, Ian
Author_Institution :
Electron. Eng., Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
Experimental observation of autosoliton propagation in a nonlinear switch-guided, dispersion-managed system operating at 80 Gbit/s is reported for the first time. The system is based on a strong dispersion map and supports autosoliton propagation over 3000 km.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical solitons; optical switches; 3000 km; 80 Gbit/s; autosoliton propagation; dispersion-managed system; inline nonlinear loop switches; nonlinear switch-guided system; standard fibre; strong dispersion map;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
