Curtis, you ask: "OK??"
Concerning the typo, I should have realized the typos, and not made an issue of it, granted.
But concerning the soliton collision problem, not exactly. I don't know what you mean by collisions between solitons in different channels taking place. It almost seems contradictory to one of soliton's strengths which we'ved discussed in the past.
Scatter and x-talk will always be around to keep things interesting, for sure. Are you saying that these properties will be so prevalent and to such high degrees that they will make dwdm incompatible with soliton transmission?
I haven't anything to go by at this point, other than soliton theories which have been published in the few texts that I have, and (same theories) may take another three years to prove out, on the one hand, and on the other hand the breaking news releases and articles written in the trade pubs which reflect ongoing progress in the field. I'm at a loss as to whether I should either agree or disagree with you. Thanks for the input, in any event.
Perhaps some additional comment by other knowledgeable members here could clear this up for us. While we're on the topic, it strikes me that modulation rates beyond 100 GHz may, in itself, become a problem when you consider the new dwdm grid spacings which are now at 100 GHz. Any comment on that point? Anyone?
Also, if modulation rates are increased due to the molecular enhancements in the polymer modulators which we have been discussing to rates which approach multi-hundred gigahertz rates, and beyond, then what kinds of dwdm grids would be required to support them if wdm were indeed to be used? Do we want fewer lambda channels, each with greater throughputs, or do we want to see more lambdaized channels with lower individual throughput rates, just more of them?
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