Title :
Signal linewidth broadening due to nonlinear Kerr effect in long-haul coherent systems using cascaded optical amplifiers
Author_Institution :
KDD R&D Lab., Saitama, Japan
fDate :
10/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Signal spectral linewidth broadening due to the interaction between nonlinear Kerr effect and spontaneous emission from optical amplifiers in long-haul coherent optical fiber communication systems using optical amplifiers is examined theoretically and experimentally. By theoretical consideration and recirculating-loop experiments, it is shown that this effect becomes an essential limitation on maximum transmission length in transoceanic coherent optical fiber submarine cable systems
Keywords :
optical Kerr effect; optical cables; optical links; spectral line breadth; submarine cables; Er doped optical fibre amplifiers; cascaded optical amplifiers; long-haul coherent systems; maximum transmission length; nonlinear Kerr effect; optical fiber communication systems; recirculating-loop experiments; spectral linewidth broadening; spontaneous emission; transoceanic coherent optical fiber submarine cable systems; Fiber nonlinear optics; Kerr effect; Optical amplifiers; Optical distortion; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical noise; Optical solitons; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Spontaneous emission; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
