Experimental Observation of Picosecond Dark Soliton Propagation Over 1KM Fiber in the Near Infrared,
Abstract
In 1973, Hasegawa and Tappert predicted that the nonlinear refractive index of silica fibers can compensate for Group Velocity Dispersion (GVD), resulting in the so-called optical solitons which propagate without distortion. Both 'bright' and 'dark' solitons were identified that correspond to the negative and positive GVD regions of the spectrum, respectively. Since then, owing to their potential applications in high bit-rate fiber telecommunication systems, optical solitons have been intensively investigated both theoretically and experimentally. Soliton propagation of bright pulses has been verified in a large number of experiments and the possibility of its application in long haul fiber transmission has been demonstrated.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 22, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADP007591
Entities
People
- J. P. Hamaide
- M. Haelterman