Nonlinearity management in a dispersion-managed system
Abstract
We propose using a nonlinear phase shift interferometric converter (NPSIC) (a new device) for lumped compensation of the nonlinearity in optical fibers. The NPSIC is a nonlinear analog of the Mach-Zehnder interferometer and provides a way to control the sign of the nonlinear phase shift. We investigate a potential use of NPSIC for compensation of the nonlinearity to make a dispersion-managed system closer to an ideal linear system. More importantly NPSIC can be used to essentially improve single channel capacity in the nonlinear regime.
- Publication:
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Optics Letters
- Pub Date:
- January 2002
- DOI:
- 10.1364/OL.27.000113
- arXiv:
- arXiv:nlin/0111056
- Bibcode:
- 2002OptL...27..113G
- Keywords:
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- optical fibres;
- nonlinear media;
- compensation;
- optical dispersion;
- optical fibre communication;
- Nonlinear Sciences - Pattern Formation and Solitons
- E-Print:
- 12 pages