• DocumentCode
    2847896
  • Title

    Extended bandwidth for long haul DWDM transmission using ultra-long Raman fiber lasers

  • Author

    Barker, L. ; El-Taher, A.E. ; Alcon-Camas, M. ; Ania-Castanon, J.D. ; Harper, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Photonics Res. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    19-23 Sept. 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We present an ultra-long Raman fibre laser amplified system which, with only a single pump wavelength, provides comparable gain flatness and broader spectral bandwidth than a conventional gain flattened C-band EDFA. A 20×42.7Gb/s experiment shows compatibility with DWDM systems.
  • Keywords
    Raman lasers; optical fibre amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM transmission; pump wavelength; ultra-long Raman fibre laser amplified system; Bandwidth; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Laser excitation; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
  • Conference_Location
    Torino
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8536-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8534-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621427
  • Filename
    5621427
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2847896