Accession Number:

ADP007591

Title:

Experimental Observation of Picosecond Dark Soliton Propagation Over 1KM Fiber in the Near Infrared,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ALCATEL ALSTHOM RECHERCHE MARCOUSSIS (FRANCE)

Personal Author(s):

• Hamaide, J. P.
• Haelterman, M.

Report Date:

1992-05-22

Pagination or Media Count:

4.0

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.

Descriptors:

• *FIBER OPTICS TRANSMISSION LINES
• *RADIATION ATTENUATION
• DISTORTION
• GROUP VELOCITY
• PULSES
• RATES
• REFRACTIVE INDEX
• SOLITONS
• TELECOMMUNICATIONS
• SYMPOSIA
• BELGIUM
• NEAR INFRARED RADIATION
• LOW LEVEL
• LIGHT TRANSMISSION

Subject Categories:

• Fiber Optics and Integrated Optics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE