Distributed Raman amplifiers for long haul transmission systems

Author

Rottwitt, Karsten ; Kidorf, Howard ; Nissov, Morten ; Kerfoot, Frank

Author_Institution

Tyco Submarine Syst. Ltd., Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1998

fDate

3-4 Dec 1998

Firstpage

251

Abstract

We have demonstrated that the use of distributed Raman amplification offers significant benefits in terms of low noise accumulation and wide bandwidth for future long haul broadband WDM systems. In a system experiment, we successfully transmitted 10 channels at 10 Gbit/s over 7200 km. To demonstrate the potential bandwidth, we designed a 92 mm bandwidth distributed Raman amplifier with a 5 dB equivalent noise figure

Keywords

Raman lasers; broadband networks; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; optical noise; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 7200 km; distributed Raman amplifier; distributed Raman amplifiers; equivalent noise figure; long haul broadband WDM systems; long haul transmission systems; low noise accumulation; optical fibre amplifiers; wide bandwidth; Bandwidth; Distributed amplifiers; Erbium; Noise figure; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Power amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4947-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1998.739554

Filename

739554