DocumentCode
1746000
Title
Raman amplification in broadband WDM systems
Author
Evans, A.
Author_Institution
Corning Inc., NY, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2001
fDate
17-22 March 2001
Abstract
After comparing Raman and erbium amplification, this talk focuses on why distributed Raman amplification has become a catalyzing technology to ultra-long 10 Gb/s and future 40 Gb/s transmission. A review of how Raman systems work and recent transmission results underscore´s it´s potential.
Keywords
Raman lasers; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical transmitters; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 40 Gbit/s; Er amplification; Raman Amplification; Raman systems; broadband WDM systems; catalyzing technology; distributed Raman amplification; review; transmission results; ultra-long transmission; Bandwidth; Erbium; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Raman scattering; Rayleigh scattering; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-655-9
Type
conf
Filename
927310
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