Use of fast in-line saturable absorbers in wavelength-division-multiplexed soliton systems
- 1 June 1998
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
- Vol. 10 (6) , 828-829
- https://doi.org/10.1109/68.681499
Abstract
The potential of fast in-line saturable absorbers is investigated for multiwavelength soliton systems. Numerical simulations demonstrate that both synchronous and asynchronous 4/spl times/10 Gb/s transmissions are possible with this technique. Limitations by finite absorber dynamics are also analyzed. Q factors close to 10 are obtained for a 4/spl times/10 Gb/s transmission with constant dispersion, provided that the absorber recovery time does not exceed 10 ps. The results demonstrate the capability of saturable absorbers to enhance performance in passive wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) soliton systems.Keywords
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