DocumentCode
1504429
Title
Comparison of EDFA and bidirectionally pumped Raman amplifier in a 40-Gb/s RZ transmission system
Author
Helczynski, L. ; Berntson, A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electromagn., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden
Volume
13
Issue
7
fYear
2001
fDate
7/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
669
Lastpage
671
Abstract
We numerically compare the performance of a bidirectionally pumped Raman and an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) system in a 40-Gb/s dispersion-managed return-to-zero (RZ) transmission. The Raman amplifier system shows a substantially higher Q-value compared to that of the EDFA.
Keywords
Raman lasers; erbium; laser theory; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; optical transmitters; 40 Gbit/s; 40-Gb/s RZ transmission system; EDFA; Q-value; bidirectionally pumped Raman amplifier; dispersion-managed return-to-zero transmission; erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Nonlinear equations; Numerical models; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Power system modeling; Raman scattering; Schrodinger equation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.930409
Filename
930409
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