Noise-induced amplitude and chirp jitter in dispersion-managed soliton communications

J. Nathan Kutz, Ping Kong Alexander Wai

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Abstract

An analytic theory is presented that demonstrates that noise-induced amplitude and quadratic chirp jitter in a dispersion-managed soliton system can impose a fundamental transmission limit. Using a variational method, we show that the nonlinear amplitude and chirp dynamics are well approximated by a two-dimensional random-walk process.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1022-1024
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume23
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 1998

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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