Interactions between polarization-division multiplexing solitons and its suppression with nonlinear gain

Yan Zhang; Kang Li; Fanmin Kong

doi:10.1117/1.1871117

1 March 2005 Interactions between polarization-division multiplexing solitons and its suppression with nonlinear gain

Yan Zhang, Kang Li, Fanmin Kong

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 44, Issue 3, 035002 (March 2005). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1871117

Abstract

In a polarization-division multiplexing soliton system, the multiple soliton interactions are studied numerically, the effects of soliton interactions on timing jitter are analyzed, and a countermeasure using nonlinear gain to suppress the soliton interactions is developed with the help of computer modeling. It is found that the mutual interactions between neighboring solitons cause soliton transmission instability and lead to timing jitter. The interactions of more than two solitons are stronger than that of two solitons. Therefore, the maximum transmission distance limited by the soliton interactions should be inferred from the collision distance of multiple soliton interactions, not the mutual interactions of two solitons. Nonlinear gain combined with a filter is suggested to effectively suppress the soliton interactions and stabilize soliton propagation.

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Yan Zhang, Kang Li, and Fanmin Kong "Interactions between polarization-division multiplexing solitons and its suppression with nonlinear gain," Optical Engineering 44(3), 035002 (1 March 2005). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1871117

Published: 1 March 2005

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