Characterization and modeling of soliton transmission at 2.5 gb/s over 200 km

• Main Authors: Al-Khateeb, Khalid A. Saeed, Armi, Mohd, Shawal, Mohamad
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IIUM Press 2006
• Subjects: TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/5626/1/CHARACTERIZATION_AND_MODELING_OF_SOLITON_TRANSMISSION_AT_2.5_GBS_OVER_200_KM.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/5626/

Soliton characteristics and soliton transmission have been simulated using a VPI simulator. Simulation was also used to construct and study a soliton communication system. Near soliton pulses emitted by an actively mode-locked laser is the compressed in dispersion compensating fiber (DCF) to produce solitons. The effect of non-linearity and active pre-chirping mode-locked laser diode source were also investigated. Assessment on a model system using real data shows that propagation over 250km at 2.5Gb/s in standard fiber with 20ps pulse widths is possible in the 1550nm wavelength range.