Abstract

The transmission of sequences of pulses of finite linewidth through monomode fibers is investigated using methods of optical coherence theory. It is shown that, in the absence of third-order dispersion, this is mathematically analogous to spatial Fresnel diffraction. The effect of optical interference of overlapping pulses on the transmission capacity is discussed.

© 1982 Optical Society of America

Gaussian pulse transmission through monomode fibers, accounting for source linewidth

K. Jürgensen
Appl. Opt. 17(15) 2412-2415 (1978)

Characteristic parameters of monomode fibers

J. Streckert and E. Brinkmeyer
Appl. Opt. 21(11) 1910-1915 (1982)

Optical coherence effects on a fiber-sensing Fabry-Perot interferometer

Yoshihiro Ohtsuka
Appl. Opt. 21(23) 4316-4320 (1982)

Propagation of chirped semiconductor laser pulses in monomode fibers

Jens Buus
Appl. Opt. 24(23) 4196-4198 (1985)

Optical theory of Gaussian beam transmission through a hollow circular dielectric waveguide

J. P. Crenn
Appl. Opt. 21(24) 4533-4541 (1982)