Modulational instability in fiber systems with periodic loss compensation and dispersion management

In this paper we study modulational instability in a Kerr fiber taking into account the combined effects of periodic power variations and dispersion management. It is shown that periodic dispersion management and periodic amplification produce nonconventional MI sidebands which are essentially independent of each other. In addition, we show that the amplifier spontaneous emission noise tends to inhibit the growth of sidebands, for a sufficiently long propagation distance.

Analytical design of nonlinear optical loop mirrors for fiber-optic communication systems

International audience; We propose an easy and efficient method for analytically designing nonlinear optical loop mirrors (NOLMs) for fiber-optic communication systems. This analytical design is based on a Taylor series expansion of the transfer function of the NOLM, from which highly stable dynamical regimes can be readily obtained for any desired pulse parameters. We present numerical simulations showing dramatically improved performances in a 160 Gb/s transmission system that incorporates the NOLMs designed analytically.

Analytical design of 160 Gbits/s densely dispersion-managed optical fiber transmission systems using Gaussian and raised cosine RZ ansätze

We present an easy and efficient analytical method to design 160 Gbits/s densely dispersion-managed optical fiber transmission systems using Gaussian and raised cosine RZ ansatze.

Suppression of soliton self-frequency shift by up-shifted filtering

We propose an efficient method for suppressing the soliton self-frequency shift in high-speed transmission lines by means of up-shifted filters.

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Transmission performance ofN×160 Gbit s−1densely dispersion-managed optical fibre systems

We carefully analyse the feasibility of N × 160 Gbit s−1 ultra-long haul transmissions in densely dispersion-managed (DDM) fibre systems. By using a novel analytical approach, we design highly optimized configurations of DDM fibre systems. Transmission performances of the analytically designed DDM fibre systems are evaluated using numerical simulations. We show that single-channel transoceanic transmissions at 160 Gbit s−1 may be achievable in DDM fibre systems, whereas multi-channel transmissions result in dramatically poor performances.

Analytical design of densely dispersion-managed optical fiber transmission systems with Gaussian and raised cosine return-to-zero Ansätze

We propose an easy and efficient way to analytically design densely dispersion-managed fiber systems for ultrafast optical communications. This analytical design is based on the exact solution of the variational equations derived from the nonlinear Schrodinger equation by use of either a Gaussian or a raised-cosine (RC) Ansatz. For the input pulses of dispersion-managed optical fiber transmission systems we consider a RC profile and show that RC return-to-zero pulses are as effective as Gaussian pulses in high-speed (160-Gbits/s) long-distance transmissions.

Theory of Raman effect on solitons in optical fibre systems: impact and control processes for high-speed long-distance transmission lines

We examine the effects of stimulated Raman scattering on ultra-short pulses propagating in optical fibre systems. We demonstrate that the existing theories for the Raman-induced soliton self-frequency shift give consistent results in a restricted domain of pulse width which excludes important practical applications to high-speed soliton transmission systems. We present a general theory for the soliton self-frequency shift (SSFS), which applies to any pulse whose spectral bandwidth lies within the third-order telecommunication window. We also show that the harmful impact of the SSFS in high-speed long-distance transmission lines can be suppressed by use of filters whose central frequency is …

Suppression of sideband frequency shifts in the modulational instability spectra of wave propagation in optical fiber systems

International audience; In standard optical fibers with constant chromatic dispersion, modulational instability (MI) sidebands execute undesirable frequency shifts due to fiber losses. By means of a technique based on average-dispersion decreasing dispersion-managed fibers, we achieve both complete suppression of the sideband frequency shifts and fine control of the MI frequencies, without any compromise in the MI power gain.

Critical behavior with dramatic enhancement of modulational instability gain in fiber systems with periodic variation dispersion

International audience; We analyze modulational instability (MI) of light waves in fiber systems with periodically varying dispersion. The dispersion fluctuation generates special waves, called nonconventional MI sidebands, which are shown to be highly sensitive to two fundamental system parameters. The first one is the average dispersion of the system. Surprisingly, the second parameter turns out to be the mean value of the dispersion coefficients of the two types of fibers of the system, which is then called “central dispersion.” These two parameters are used to control and optimize the MI process. In particular, we establish the existence of a critical region of the central dispersion at…