Abstract

A 20-GHz soliton burst pulse train at 1.552 μm is successfully amplified with a 3.5-m Er³⁺-doped fiber amplifier. It is possible to transmit 20-GHz solitons with an N = 1 soliton power of 10 mW and a pulse width of 10 psec. The Er³⁺-doped fiber has a doping concentration of 1370 parts in 10⁶ and is pumped by InGaAsP laser diodes. The gain of the fiber is determined by the average input power because of the slow gain recovery time.

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Subpicosecond soliton amplification and transmission using Er³⁺-doped fibers pumped by InGaAsP laser diodes

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