Title :
A highly-efficient remotely-pumped multi-core EDFA transmission system with a novel hybrid wavelength/space-division multiplexing scheme
Author :
Yamauchi, Y. ; Masuda, H. ; Nobukawa, T. ; Nagaoka, H.
Author_Institution :
Interdiscipl. Fac. of Sci. & Eng, Shimane Univ., Matsue, Japan
Abstract :
We propose an optically-amplified transmission system using highly-efficient remotely-pumped multi-core EDFAs and a novel hybrid wavelength-/space-division multiplexing scheme. Basic characteristics of the pumping efficiency of the system are experimentally clarified.
Keywords :
erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; space division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; optically amplified transmission system; pumping efficiency; remotely pumped multicore EDFA transmission system; space division multiplexing scheme; wavelength division multiplexing; Multicore processing; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical noise; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2012 17th
Conference_Location :
Busan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0976-9
Electronic_ISBN :
2166-8884
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2012.6276531