• 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