Title :
Comparison of optical fiber types for all-raman systems
Author :
Downie, John D. ; Hurley, Jason ; Zhu, Xianming ; Kobyakov, Andrey ; Ten, Sergey
Author_Institution :
Corning Inc., Corning, NY, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally explore several optical fibers for all-Raman systems. We find that while NZ-DSF with small Aeff may require slightly smaller pump power, its OSNR disadvantage is approximately 5 dB compared to ultra-low loss fibers.
Keywords :
optical fibre dispersion; optical pumping; NZ-DSF; OSNR; all-Raman system; nonzero dispersion shifted fiber; optical fiber system; optical power; optical pumping; optical signal-to-noise ratio; ultra-low loss fibers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber theory; Optical noise; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
