Title :
25-nm usable bandwidth for transoceanic WDM transmission systems using 1.58 μm erbium-doped fibre amplifiers
Author :
Desthieux, B. ; Robert, Y. ; Hervo, J. ; Bayart, D.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel-Corp. Res. Center, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
We demonstrate for the first time that 1.58-μm erbium-doped fibre amplifiers provide a usable bandwidth of 25 nm for transoceanic WDM transmission systems without the use of gain equalisers
Keywords :
erbium; laser transitions; optical cables; optical fibre amplifiers; submarine cables; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.58 mum; erbium-doped fibre amplifiers; gain equalisers; transoceanic WDM transmission systems; usable bandwidth; Aluminum; Bandwidth; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical amplifiers; Optical pumping; Power amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Underwater vehicles; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.731217
