Title :
5 Gbit/s, +10 dBm lossless transmission in 10 km distributed erbium fibre amplifier
Author :
Spirit, D.M. ; Blanck, L.C. ; Williams, D.L. ; Davey, S.T. ; Ainslie, B.J.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
The first data transmission over a distributed erbium-doped fibre amplifier is reported. A +10 dBm input signal, intensity modulated at 5 Gbit/s has been transmitted without loss or distortion over a 10 km fibre, pumped with a total of 50 mW pump power at 1485 nm.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre optics; optical communication equipment; solid lasers; 10 km; 1485 nm; 5 Gbit/s; 50 mW; EDFA; data transmission; intensity modulated; long distributed Er-doped fibre amplifier; lossless transmission;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19901062
