Abstract
By using a novel soliton sampling technique, we demonstrate the suppression of RF power fading over 94 km of single-mode fiber. We transmit a digital data signal that has been multiplexed on a subcarrier wave that ranges from 0.25-14 GHz. A 35-ps soliton pulse train is used to sample the data-modulated subcarrier. These inherently stable soliton pulses are then used to carry the information without suffering from dispersion. By using this technique, RF power fading is reduced from 22 dB to <2 dB over a 10-GHz frequency range.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1275-1277 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2000 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Manuscript received October 25, 1999; revised May 16, 2000. This work was supported by the Packard Foundation Fellowship in Science and Engineering, by the Powell Foundation, and by the Department of Defense. The authors are with the Department of Electrical Engineering—Systems, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2565 USA (e-mail: khosrava@scf.usc.edu). Publisher Item Identifier S 1041-1135(00)07421-8.