Fokker-Planck equation approach to the description of soliton statistics in optical fiber transmission systems

Stanislav A. Derevyanko*, Sergei K. Turitsyn, Dennis A. Yakushev

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Abstract

We derive rigorously the Fokker-Planck equation that governs the statistics of soliton parameters in optical transmission lines in the presence of additive amplifier spontaneous emission. We demonstrate that these statistics are generally non-Gaussian. We present exact marginal probability-density functions for soliton parameters for some cases. A WKB approach is applied to describe the tails of the probability-density functions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)743-752
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of the Optical Society of America B
Volume22
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005

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Keywords

  • Fokker-Planck equation
  • optical solitons
  • statistical analysis
  • optical fibre communication
  • superradiance
  • WKB calculations

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