Title :
SNR degradations by lumped and distributed reflections in wide bandwidth EDFA based systems
Author :
Foursa, D.G. ; Cai, J.X. ; Nissov, M.
Author_Institution :
Tyco Telecommun., Eatontown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Impact of reflections on SNR in single-stage EDFA based long-haul communication systems is investigated numerically and experimentally. Necessity of EDFA´s input isolator and return losses of passive elements are discussed.
Keywords :
erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; EDFA based system; SNR degradation; distributed reflection; long-haul communication system; lumped reflection; passive element; return loss; wide bandwidth;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
