• DocumentCode
    338543
  • Title

    Error free 80 Gb/s soliton transmission over trans-oceanic (>8,000 km) distances using fast saturable absorbers and dispersion decreasing fibre

  • Author

    Bennett, S. ; Seeds, A.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    21-26 Feb. 1999
  • Firstpage
    50
  • Abstract
    We present a numerical study of the use of fast saturable absorbers in conjunction with dispersion-decreasing fiber to achieve enhanced transmission of 80 Gbit/s solitons over ultralong distances with an amplifier spacing of 50 km.
  • Keywords
    digital communication; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical saturable absorption; optical solitons; 50 km; 80 Gbit/s; 8000 km; amplifier spacing; dispersion decreasing fibre; error free soliton transmission; fast saturable absorbers; numerical study; trans-oceanic distances; ultralong distances; Bit rate; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Solitons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-582-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.1999.766409
  • Filename
    766409