DocumentCode
161334
Title
Upgrading to low loss ROADMs and additional line amplifiers for increased capacity in EDFA and Raman flexgrid networks
Author
Mitra, Abhijit ; Lord, Andrew ; Kar, Soummya ; Wright, Paul ; Desbruslais, Steve
Author_Institution
British Telecom, Ipswich, UK
fYear
2014
fDate
21-25 Sept. 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
Targeted use of low noise ROADMs and Raman amplifiers provide increased network capacity for minimal additional equipment. For Raman amplifiers with frequency granularities of 50 GHz and 12.5 GHz, 19.5Tbps and 30 Tbps extra network capacity is available for BT´s core network.
Keywords
erbium; multiplexing equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; BT core network; EDFA; Er; Raman amplifiers; Raman flexgrid networks; bit rate 19.5 Tbit/s; bit rate 30 Tbit/s; frequency 12.5 GHz; frequency 50 GHz; line amplifiers; low loss ROADMs; low noise ROADMs; network capacity; Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; Noise; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical noise; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location
Cannes
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6964027
Filename
6964027
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