Title :
Optical amplifiers for next generation WDM optical communication networks
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given, as follows. The optical amplifier is a key element in optical communication networks. Tremendous progress has been made recently in erbium doped fiber amplifiers, semiconductor optical amplifiers, Raman amplifiers, and other types of optical amplifiers. Due to the recent advance in wideband optical amplifiers, DWDM systems at terabit per second transmission rates have become a reality. The developments and their impact on WDM optical communication networks are reviewed
Keywords :
Raman lasers; laser beam applications; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM systems; Er doped fiber amplifiers; Raman amplifiers; Tbit/s transmission rates; WDM optical communication networks; dense WDM systems; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wideband optical amplifiers; Broadband amplifiers; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 1999. SBMO/IEEE MTT-S, APS and LEOS - IMOC '99. International
Conference_Location :
Rio de Janeiro
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5807-4
DOI :
10.1109/IMOC.1999.866131
