Autosoliton transmission in dispersion-managed systems guided by in-line nonlinear optical loop mirrors.

We examine the feasibility of optical pulse transmission in dispersion-managed fiber systems with in-line nonlinear optical loop mirrors. Applying numerical analysis, we find regimes of stable propagation over long distances in such lines, with a significant increase in the signal-to-noise ratio.

Symmetries, chirp-free points, and bistability in dispersion-managed fiber lines.

We show from an elementary symmetry analysis that, in dispersion-compensated systems for which a lossless model is valid, nonlinearity requires a chirp-free point at the center of symmetry (if such exists) of the map for any kind of unique periodic solution. We also present an example of a more-complex map when the periodic solution is not unique.

Power dependence of dispersion-managed solitons for anomalous, zero, and normal path-average dispersion.

We determine the power dependence of dispersion-managed solitons on map strength and average dispersion, using a combination of numerical simulations and the variational approach. In particular, we investigate the behavior near zero dispersion and identify the region of existence of dispersion-managed solitons in the average normal-dispersion regime.

Soliton collisions with wavelength-division multiplexed systems with strong dispersion management.

We investigate collisions between solitons in a lossless two-channel wavelength-division multiplexed system with strong dispersion management. Numerical results show that the net frequency shift that is due to interchannel collisions is at least 1 order of magnitude smaller than predicted by adiabatic theories. A modified theoretical analysis is presented and shown to be in good agreement with the numerical results.

Dispersion-managed solitons in the normal dispersion regime: a physical interpretation.

We present an analytic description of dispersion-managed soliton propagation based on split-step and variational models. Using these models, we derive the threshold map strength for the existence of dispersion-managed solitons in the normal dispersion regime and obtain a bound on the maximum normal average dispersion.

Immunoadsorption assay for bone alkaline phosphatase compared with wheat germ agglutinin precipitation assay in serum from (pre)pubertal girls.

The performance characteristics of two bone alkaline phosphatase (ALP; EC 3.1.3.1) assays, a wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) precipitation assay and a new immunoadsorption assay (IAA), were compared. The within- and between-run imprecision of the IAA (3.6-4.2% and 3.6-7.7%) was comparable with that of the WGA assay. The mean cross-reactivity with liver ALP appeared to be 4% in the WGA assay and 11% in the IAA. The reference ranges in a group of 155 healthy Caucasian (pre)pubertal schoolgirls were: 149-401 U/L (total ALP, 30 degrees C), 105-349 U/L (bone ALP, 30 degrees C, WGA assay), and 58-205 U/L (bone ALP, 25 degrees C, IAA). Comparison of the WGA assay (x) with the IAA (y) demonstrated a correlation coefficient of 0.95 [Deming regression equation: y = (0.56 +/- 0.01)x + (2.0 +/- 1.5); Sy[symbol: see text]x = 5.3 U/L]. Correlation studies of the WGA assay and the IAA results with total ALP demonstrated r = 0.98 and 0.96, respectively.