Title :
Raman Noise Figure in Dispersion-Managed Fibers
Author :
Kobyakov, A. ; Vasilyev, M. ; Tsuda, S. ; Giudice, G. ; Ten, S.
Author_Institution :
Corning Inc., Photonics Research and Test Center, 2200 Cottontail Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873, USA, e-mail: KobyakovA@corning.com
Abstract :
Exact and approximate analytic expressions are derived for Raman noise figure (NF) in backward-pumped dispersion-managed fibers (DMFs) of arbitrary topology. Measured NF is in excellent agreement with the theory. Results are used to optimize the noise performance of DMFs.
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Copenhagen
Print_ISBN :
87-90974-63-8
