S. Bigo et al., ANALYSIS OF SOLITON IN-LINE REGENERATION THROUGH 2-WAVELENGTH NONLINEAR LOOP MIRROR AS SYNCHRONOUS AMPLITUDE-PHASE MODULATOR, Electronics Letters, 31(25), 1995, pp. 2191-2192
Two-wavelength nonlinear loop mirrors are proposed as all-optically-co
ntrolled amplitude/phase modulators for in-line synchronous regenerati
on in transoceanic soliton systems. Simulations show improvement of tr
ansmission compared to systems regenerated with pure intensity modulat
ors. This is explained by efficient reduction of soliton interactions.