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Soliton molecules for advanced optical telecommunications

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Recent developments in the technology of optical telecommunications are pushed forward by the rapidly growing demand for data-carrying capacity. Current approaches are discussed; most lines of investigation are limited to the linear (i.e. low power) regime. It is shown how this restriction poses a limit for further evolution. If, on the other hand, the nonlinear regime is entered, recent developments about soliton molecules offer a possibility to advance further.

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    Fedor Mitschke, Alexander Hause & Christoph Mahnke

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Mitschke, F., Hause, A. & Mahnke, C. Soliton molecules for advanced optical telecommunications. Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 225, 2453–2464 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2016-60023-1

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