Title :
Stimulated Raman scattering cancellation in wavelength-division-multiplexed systems via spectral inversion
Author :
Grandpierre, A.G. ; Christodoulides, D.N. ; McIntosh, C.M. ; Toulouse, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
Abstract :
We theoretically demonstrate that stimulated Raman scattering crosstalk in wavelength-division-multiplexed systems can be totally eliminated using spectral inversion techniques. This result is always true irrespective of the specific Raman loss/gain profile of the fiber system.
Keywords :
Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber theory; Stimulated Raman scattering; Wavelength division multiplexing; specific Raman gain profile; specific Raman loss profile; spectral inversion; spectral inversion techniques; stimulated Raman scattering cancellation; stimulated Raman scattering crosstalk; wavelength-division-multiplexed systems; Crosstalk; Differential equations; Optical fibers; Optical reflection; Raman scattering; Silicon compounds; Spectral analysis; Stimulated emission; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868358
