@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/14379, title = {Soliton Interaction in Birefringent Fibers with Third-Order Dispersion}, author = {Dowluru Ravi Kumar and Bhima Prabhakara Rao}, country = {}, institution = {}, abstract = {Propagation of solitons in single-mode birefringent fibers is considered under the presence of third-order dispersion (TOD). The behavior of two neighboring solitons and their interaction is investigated under the presence of third-order dispersion with different group velocity dispersion (GVD) parameters. It is found that third-order dispersion makes the resultant soliton to deviate from its ideal position and increases the interaction between adjacent soliton pulses. It is also observed that this deviation due to third-order dispersion is considerably small when the optical pulse propagates at wavelengths relatively far from the zerodispersion. Modified coupled nonlinear Schrödinger-s equations (CNLSE) representing the propagation of optical pulse in single mode fiber with TOD are solved using split-step Fourier algorithm. The results presented in this paper reveal that the third-order dispersion can substantially increase the interaction between the solitons, but large group velocity dispersion reduces the interaction between neighboring solitons. }, journal = {International Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering}, volume = {3}, number = {4}, year = {2009}, pages = {791 - 798}, ee = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/14379}, url = {https://publications.waset.org/vol/28}, bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/}, issn = {eISSN: 1307-6892}, publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, index = {Open Science Index 28, 2009}, }