Title :
Measurement of the Raman crosstalk at 1.5 μm in a wavelength-division-multiplexed transmission system
Author :
Hegarty, J. ; Olsson, N.A. ; McGlashan-Powell, M.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, USA
Abstract :
The effects of stimulated Raman scattering between two channels in a 45 km optical fibre transmission system is measured at 1.5 μm as a function of channel separation and power. The penalties on received power in wavelength-division-multiplexed systems are calculated from the data.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; crosstalk; frequency division multiplexing; optical fibres; optical links; telecommunication channels; 1.5 microns wavelength; Raman crosstalk; WDM; channel separation; optical fibre transmission system; optical links; received power; stimulated Raman scattering; wavelength-division-multiplexed transmission system;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850281
