Abstract

A bright optical soliton described by a nonlinear Schrödinger equation can survive even in a positive dispersion region as long as the average dispersion has a negative value. This allows us to combine fibres with large positive and large negative dispersion, which in turn will enable us to introduce solitons in a commercial system.

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Dispersion (optics)SolitonOptical communicationTransmission (telecommunications)Optical fiberNonlinear Schrödinger equationNonlinear systemLine (geometry)PhysicsOpticsPolarization mode dispersionTransmission lineTelecommunicationsMathematicsComputer scienceQuantum mechanics

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Year
1995
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article
Volume
31
Issue
3
Pages
216-217
Citations
120
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Masataka Nakazawa, Hirokazu Kubota (1995). Optical soliton communication in a positively andnegativelydispersion-allocated optical fibre transmission line. Electronics Letters , 31 (3) , 216-217. https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19950159

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10.1049/el:19950159