160 Gbit/s soliton data transmission over 200 km

M. Nakazawa, K. Suzuki, E. Yoshida, E. Yamada, T. Kitoh, M. Kawachi

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Abstract

Polarisation- and time-domain-multiplexed 160Gbit/s soliton signals have been successfully transmitted over 200km for the first time. The soliton source was a 10GHz regeneratively modelocked fibre laser and a planar lightwave circuit was used for optical multiplexing. The soliton pulse width was ∼1.5ps. A polariser and a nonlinear loop mirror were used for demultiplexing from 160 to 10Gbit/s.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)565-566
Number of pages2
JournalElectronics Letters
Volume31
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1995 Mar 30
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Multiplexing
  • Optical communication
  • Soliton transmission

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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