Title :
Undersea Communication Systems Without System Specific Optical Amplifiers
Author :
Mohs, G. ; Abbott, S.M. ; Golovchenko, E.A. ; Vaa, M. ; Bakhshi, B. ; Rahman, L. ; Corbett, P.C.
Author_Institution :
Tyco Telecommun., Eatontown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrated that a mix of high- and low-gain amplifiers instead of the traditional span loss matched amplifiers can be used in undersea transmission systems without any performance penalty over transoceanic distances.
Keywords :
marine communication; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical fibre communication; wavelength division multiplexing; high-gain amplifiers; low-gain amplifiers; optical amplifiers; ultra-long haul WDM undersea transmission systems; undersea communication systems; Gain; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical mixing; Power amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal design; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528207
