Title :
1-Tb/s DWDM amplification in a fiber optical parametric amplifier
Author :
Jamshidifar, M. ; El-Dahdah, N. ; Govan, D.S. ; Doran, N.J. ; Marhic, M.E.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Swansea Univ., Swansea, UK
Abstract :
We report less than 1-dB cross-talk penalty for 26 DWDM channels modulated at 43.7 Gb/s RZ-DPSK when amplified by a fiber optical parametric amplifier showing compatibility with high-capacity (> 1 Tb/s) communication systems.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM amplification; RZ-DPSK; bit rate 1 Tbit/s; bit rate 43.7 Gbit/s; crosstalk penalty; fiber optical parametric amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical transmitters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
