Title :
Impact of polarization hole burning effect in transoceanic wavelength division multiplexed systems
Author :
Taga, H. ; Edagawa, N. ; Suzuki, M.
Author_Institution :
KDD R&D Labs. Inc., Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
We have investigated the impact of polarization hole burning effect in transoceanic wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) systems experimentally. A polarization scrambler should be indispensable in transmission for wide channel separation.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; optical hole burning; optical noise; wavelength division multiplexing; ASE noise; polarization hole burning effect; polarization scrambler; transoceanic WDM systems; wavelength division multiplexed systems; wide channel separation; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Harmonic analysis; Noise measurement; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Power transmission lines; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766345
