DocumentCode
421190
Title
Unstable Raman amplification due to Brillouin scattering and its suppression for 40Gb/s WDM transmission
Author
Kotanigawa, Takarhi ; Matsuda, Torhiya ; Naka, Akira
Author_Institution
NTT Network Service Syst. Lab., Kanagawa, Japan
Volume
1
fYear
2004
fDate
23-27 Feb. 2004
Firstpage
584
Abstract
The instability in Raman amplifiers due to Brillouin scattering is observed for the first time and successfully suppressed by phase modulation. A U-band 40 Gb/s WDM transmission experiment demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed suppression technique.
Keywords
Raman lasers; laser stability; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; phase modulation; stimulated Brillouin scattering; wavelength division multiplexing; 40 Gbit/s; Brillouin scattering; Raman amplification instability; Raman amplification suppression; WDM transmission; phase modulation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-772-5
Type
conf
Filename
1359584
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