Periodically amplified system based on loss compensatingdispersion decreasing fibre

Abstract

The authors demonstrate the use of loss compensating, dispersion decreasing fibre (LCDDF) in a periodically amplified transmission system, for the first time to their knowledge. The significant limiting effects of the soliton acoustic interaction and third order dispersion are observed and discussed. The results illustrate the potential of such techniques for extending data transmission to regimes forbidden by conventional average soliton dynamics.