Title :
Third-order cascaded Raman amplification benefits for 10 Gbits/s WDM unrepeated transmission systems
Author :
Faralli, S. ; Sugliani, S. ; Sacchi, G. ; Pasquale, F. Di ; Papernyi, S.B.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
Benefits provided by third-order Raman pumping in unrepeated WDM transmission systems are quantified in terms of BER performances at 10 Gb/s. Double-Rayleigh scattering noise induces transmission penalties at very high on-off Raman gain and must be kept under control.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; Rayleigh scattering; error statistics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical noise; optical pumping; telecommunication equipment testing; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; BER performances; WDM unrepeated transmission systems; double-Rayleigh scattering noise; on-off Raman gain; third-order Raman pumping; third-order cascaded Raman amplification; transmission penalties; Bit error rate; Noise measurement; Optical fiber LAN; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Rayleigh scattering; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192924
