10-GBT S SOLITON COMMUNICATION-SYSTEMS OVER STANDARD FIBER AT 1.55-MU-M AND THE USE OF DISPERSION COMPENSATION/

The limits to soliton propagation at 10 Gbt/s in standard fiber system s at 1.55 mu m are assessed. We show that propagation for up to 200 km is possible using 36-km amplifier spacings and 30-ps solitons, In ord er to extend this distance and increase the range of usable pulse widt hs, the use of dispersion compensating fiber, as part of each amplifie r, is evaluated, In addition this scheme significantly reduces the ave rage power requirements.