Soliton transmission using periodic dispersion compensation

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1808-1822

  Smith, Nicholas J ^a,b,c,d   Doran, Nicholas J ^a,e,f,g,h   Forysiak, Wladek ^a,i,j,k   Knox, Finlay M ^a,j  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH TELECOM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^f RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^h MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^j HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^k University of Arizona   (United States)

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Author keywords

Dispersion compensation; Dispersion management; Soliton transmission

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

DISPERSION COMPENSATION; DISPERSION MANAGEMENT; SOLITON TRANSMISSION;

LIGHT TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031257170     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.633558     Document Type: Article

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