Title :
Transmission of 5 ps solitons at 1.32 μm over 50 km of standard fibre using praseodymium doped fluoride fibre amplifiers
Author :
Pataca, D.M. ; Rocha, M.L. ; Davey, R.P. ; Smith, K. ; Wyatt, R. ; Gunning, P.
Author_Institution :
BT Labs., Ipswich, UK
fDate :
4/11/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors report the amplification of 5 ps duration pulses from a gain-switched 1.32 μm DFB laser using a praseodymium doped fluoride fibre amplifier, and their subsequent soliton transmission over 50 km of standard telecommunications fibre
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical fibre communication; optical solitons; praseodymium; 1.32 micron; 5 ps; 50 km; gain-switched DFB laser; praseodymium doped fluoride fibre amplifier; soliton transmission; telecommunications fibre;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19960496
