Title :
Study on span configurations for long-distance 40Gb/s-based WDM transmissions with all-Raman amplification
Author :
Tanaka, A. ; Inada, Y. ; Sugahara, H. ; Fukuchi, K. ; Ogata, T. ; Aoki, Y.
Author_Institution :
Submarine Network Div., NEC Corp., Kawasaki
Abstract :
We have investigated various span configurations suitable for a distributed all-Raman amplification system over long distance. By our proposed configuration, 6,050-km WDM transmission of 32 chtimes42.7 Gb/s signals was achieved with a practical symmetrical-structure
Keywords :
Raman lasers; distributed amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical transmitters; wavelength division multiplexing; 40 Gbit/s; 42.7 Gbit/s; 6050 km; dispersion-managed line; distributed all-Raman amplification system; long-distance WDM transmissions; symmetrical span configurations;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Copenhagen
Print_ISBN :
87-90974-63-8
