Effect of sliding filters on the soliton optical phase jitter in constant-dispersion systems

• Published in: Optics communications Vol. 231; no. 1; pp. 181 - 185
• Main Authors: Hanna, Marc, Boivin, David, Lacourt, Pierre-Ambroise, Goedgebuer, Jean-Pierre
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15.02.2004; Elsevier Science; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Circuit properties; Differential phase-shift keying; Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits; Electronics; Engineering Sciences; Exact sciences and technology; Integrated optics. Optical fibers and wave guides; Optical and optoelectronic circuits; Optical communication systems, multiplexers, and demultiplexers; Optical communications; Optical phase jitter; Optics; Photonic; Propagation, scattering, and losses; solitons; Solitons; Systems, networks and services of telecommunications; Telecommunications; Telecommunications and information theory; Transmission and modulation (techniques and equipments); Optical communications; Optical phase jitter; Solitons; Differential phase-shift keying; Perturbation theory; Pulse propagation; Optical filter; Optical telecommunication; Theoretical study; Jitter; Optical communication systems; Optical fiber communication; Differential phase shift keying; Optical pulse; Optical soliton
• ISSN: 0030-4018; 1873-0310
• DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2003.11.066

The influence of sliding filters on the phase jitter of soliton pulses propagating in single-channel constant-dispersion systems is studied using the perturbation theory. Although sliding filters allow the reduction of the amplified radiative background, they introduce coupling between the soliton amplitude and frequency, and between its timing and phase, which result in a growth of the phase jitter as the cube of the propagation distance. Comparisons of the analytical results with Monte Carlo simulations validate the perturbation theory.