Digital optical transmission links with in-line erbium doped fiber amplifier chains

Author

Lima, R.A.de A. ; Carvalho, Maria Cristina Ribeiro ; Conrado, Luiz Fernando Martins

Author_Institution

Centro de Estudos em Telecomunicacoes, Pontificia Univ. Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

11-14 Aug 1997

Firstpage

374

Abstract

A digital optical transmission link with an in-line EDFA chain is analyzed, through computer simulation and semi-analytical BER expressions. Firstly, a link with a single in-line EDFA is considered. The effect of amplifier position on receiver sensitivity is studied. Then, an amplifier chain is examined. The influence of the EDFA chain characteristics on system performance is investigated: amplifier gain, noise figure and spacing are considered. The trade-offs between EDFA parameters and system optimization are addressed

Keywords

digital communication; erbium; error statistics; fibre lasers; laser beam applications; optical fibre communication; BER expressions; EDFA chain characteristics; Er-doped fiber amplifier; amplifier gain; amplifier position; amplifier spacing; computer simulation; digital optical transmission link; inline EDFA chain; noise figure; receiver sensitivity; system optimization; system performance; Bit error rate; Computer simulation; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical amplifiers; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Performance gain; Stimulated emission; System performance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 1997. Linking to the Next Century. Proceedings., 1997 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Natal

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4165-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SBMOMO.1997.646893

Filename

646893