Title :
S-band discrete Raman amplifiers: technology and system performance
Author_Institution :
Xtera Commun., Allen, TX, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We describe the performance of S-band dispersion-compensating discrete Raman amplifiers (SRAs), both in terms of stand-alone parameters as well as in a transmission system at 10.6 Gb/s. The amplifier exhibits a wide dynamic range of flat-gain operation with minimal variation of noise figure. When used in a transmission system the amplifier does not contribute nonlinear penalties due to cross-phase modulation or four wave mixing
Keywords :
Raman lasers; compensation; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; 10.6 Gbit/s; S-band discrete Raman amplifiers; S-band dispersion-compensating discrete Raman amplifiers; flat-gain operation; noise figure; stand-alone parameters; transmission system; wide dynamic range; Bandwidth; Laser excitation; Noise measurement; Optical amplifiers; Optical noise; Polarization; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Stimulated emission; System performance;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7105-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2001.968877
