We examine the influence of the third-order filter contribution on soliton propagation in a system with sliding-frequency guiding filters. The soliton loss in a system with up-sliding than it is in a system with down- sliding. We derive also an analytical expression for the variance of the timing jitter of a soliton transmission system using sliding-frequency guiding filters, taking into account the third-order filter term. The variance of timing jitter is significantly increased by the sliding action. As a consequence of the third-order filter contribution, the timing jitter is lower in a system with down-sliding than it is in a system with up-sliding at the same sliding rate.

Date Published: 14 April 2000
PDF: 11 pages
Proc. SPIE 3927, Optical Pulse and Beam Propagation II, (14 April 2000); doi: 10.1117/12.382080

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 3927:
Optical Pulse and Beam Propagation II
Yehuda B. Band, Editor(s)