Title :
Exceeding the nonlinear-shannon limit using raman laser based amplification and optical phase conjugation
Author :
Phillips, I.D. ; Tan, Min ; Stephens, M.F.C. ; McCarthy, M.E. ; Giacoumidis, E. ; Sygletos, S. ; Rosa, P. ; Fabbri, S. ; Le, S.T. ; Kanesan, T. ; Turitsyn, S.K. ; Doran, N.J. ; Harper, P. ; Ellis, A.D.
Author_Institution :
Aston Inst. of Photonic Technol., Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate that a combination of Raman laser based amplification and optical phase conjugation enables transmission beyond the nonlinear-Shannon limit. We show nonlinear compensation of 7×114Gbit/s DP-QPSK channels, increasing system reach by 30%.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical phase conjugation; quadrature phase shift keying; DP-QPSK channels; Raman laser based amplification; bit rate 114 Gbit/s; nonlinear compensation; nonlinear-Shannon limit; optical phase conjugation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical transmitters; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.M3C.1
