Fm. Knox et al., 10-GBT S SOLITON COMMUNICATION-SYSTEMS OVER STANDARD FIBER AT 1.55-MU-M AND THE USE OF DISPERSION COMPENSATION/, Journal of lightwave technology, 13(10), 1995, pp. 1955-1962
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.