DocumentCode
2270669
Title
Undersea lightwave transmission technology and techniques
Author
Davidson, C.R.
Author_Institution
AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Volume
3
fYear
1996
fDate
17-21 June 1996
Firstpage
1299
Abstract
This paper tracks the evolution of undersea lightwave transmission technology from digital regenerative systems to the newly developed Erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) systems, provides a perspective of the evolving technologies using EDFA´s, and reviews the impact on the microwave technology and applications community.
Keywords
digital communication; fibre lasers; optical fibre communication; optical links; Er/sup 3+/-doped fiber amplifier; digital regenerative systems; microwave applications; microwave technology; undersea lightwave transmission technology; Circuits; High speed optical techniques; Microwave technology; Optical feedback; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Pulse amplifiers; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1996., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
ISSN
0149-645X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3246-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.1996.512174
Filename
512174
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