Title :
Application of Distributed Raman Amplifier to Improve Link Gain and Noise Characteristic of WDM Radio over Fiber Network
Author :
Li, Zhaohui ; Nirmalathas, Ampalavanapillai ; Cheng, Linghao ; Lu, Chao ; Aditya, Sheel
Author_Institution :
School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637553, E-mail: pg04215084@ntu.edu.sg
Abstract :
we study the link gain and noise characteristic of a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) radio over fiber (RoF) network using distributed Raman amplifiers (DRAs) or Erbium doped fiber amplifier (EDFA). Experimental results indicate that using DRAs can obtain higher link gain and signal to noise ratio (SNR) simultaneously. We also study the effects of stimulated Brillouin scattering, cross-talk and linear performance of WDM RoF network when incorporating DRAs.
Keywords :
Erbium doped fiber amplifiers; Radio over fiber; distributed Raman amplifiers; saturated gain; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Brillouin scattering; Crosstalk; Distributed amplifiers; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; Erbium doped fiber amplifiers; Radio over fiber; distributed Raman amplifiers; saturated gain; stimulated Brillouin scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2005. MWP 2005. International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
89-950043-3-9
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2005.203585
