Effects of four-wave mixing on Soliton's robustness to polarization-mode dispersion in optical fiber systems

Zhanqiang Liang; Wencheng Xu; Weicheng Chen; Songhao Liu

doi:10.1117/12.667096

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28 January 2006 Effects of four-wave mixing on Soliton's robustness to polarization-mode dispersion in optical fiber systems

Zhanqiang Liang, Wencheng Xu, Weicheng Chen, Songhao Liu

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Proceedings Volume 6025, ICO20: Optical Communication; 602522 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.667096
Event: ICO20:Optical Devices and Instruments, 2005, Changchun, China

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We propose a new method to enhance solitons' robustness to polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) in a long-haul conventional single-mode fiber (SMF). The method is based on the utilization of four-wave mixing (FWM) effects of two principal polarization states of optical pulses. An intensively bound state of solitons can be achieved when the FWM effect is taken into account. It is proved numerically that the solitons with FWM are more adaptive to polarization-mode dispersion than the ones without FWM in the standard fiber links.

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Zhanqiang Liang, Wencheng Xu, Weicheng Chen, and Songhao Liu "Effects of four-wave mixing on Soliton's robustness to polarization-mode dispersion in optical fiber systems", Proc. SPIE 6025, ICO20: Optical Communication, 602522 (28 January 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.667096

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