Title :
Fiber amplifiers for undersea application
Author :
Harvey, George T.
Author_Institution :
Tyco Telecommun., Eatontown, NJ
Abstract :
Undersea fiber optic systems differ greatly from terrestrial systems in terms of their overall system length and their reliability requirements. This paper discusses how these requirements affect amplifier design.
Keywords :
erbium; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; underwater equipment; JkJk:Er; erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; fiber amplifier design; terrestrial systems; undersea fiber optic systems; Fiber nonlinear optics; Forward error correction; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610584
