Observation of nonlinear interactions in 20 Gbit/s soliton transmission over 500km using erbium-doped fibre amplifiers

M. Nakazawa, K. Suzuki, E. Yamada, F. Kubota

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Abstract

The nonlinear pulling and pushing effects between adjacent solitons have been observed for the first time in a 20 Gbit/s soliton transmission system at around 400 km. Erbium-doped fibre amplifiers were used as lumped amplifiers for fibre loss compensation. The maximum transmission distance at which the interaction was negligible was about 350 km for a pulse width of 18 ps and a repeater spacing of 25 km.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1662-1663
Number of pages2
JournalElectronics Letters
Volume27
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1991 Aug 29

Keywords

  • Amplifiers
  • Optical communication
  • Optical fibres
  • Optical transmission

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