Title :
Inline Pump Sharing Architecture for Remotely-Pumped Pre- and Post-Amplifiers
Author_Institution :
MPB Commun. Inc., Quebec
Abstract :
A new transmission link configuration with remote Er post- and pre-amplifiers where pump power is shared between a pair of fibers carrying traffic in opposite directions is proposed. A budget increase of >4dB is demonstrated.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; optical receivers; optical transmitters; fibers; inline pump sharing architecture; pump power; remotely-pumped postamplifiers; remotely-pumped preamplifiers; transmission link configuration; Erbium; Noise generators; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348704
