Abstract
The highest aggregate data transmission rate in optical fiber communication systems is rapidly approaching 200 GBit/s [1]. It was not too long ago when a 2.5 GBit/s system was considered to be novel. There are number of reasons for this rapid advance. One is the maturity of the optical processing elements based on the ultrafast fiber and semiconductor nonlinearities second is the Erbium doped fiber amplifier technology, and third is the advancements in the high speed optoelectronic components. Here. we will review recent advances in this area.
© 1995 Optical Society of America
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