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The limitation imposed by the Brillouin effect on both bright and dark solitons is examined. Bit rates in excess of 100 Gbit/s are allowed, although WDM or sliding filters must be used with bright solitons.
Inspec keywords: Brillouin spectra; optical fibres; optical solitons; digital communication systems; optical communication
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Subjects: Stimulated Raman scattering and spectra; CARS; stimulated Brillouin and stimulated Rayleigh scattering and spectra; Optical communication; Nonlinear optics and devices; Optical propagation, dispersion and attenuation in fibres; Fibre optics; Optical communication; Brillouin and Rayleigh scattering; other light scattering (condensed matter)