Title :
High performance 10 Gbit/s optical transmission system using erbium-doped fibre preamplifier
Author :
Kimber, E.M. ; Taylor, Michael G ; Hardcastle, I. ; Hadjifotiou, A. ; Wilson, S.J. ; Keys, Robert ; Righton, J.E.
Abstract :
An erbium-doped fibre amplifier (EDFA) has been used in a high performance transmission system, giving the highest reported sensitivity to date of -33.8 dBm (325 photon/bit) at 10 Gbit/s, for pumping at 1480 nm.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; optical communication equipment; receivers; 10 Gbit/s; 1480 nm; Er doped fibre lasers; high performance transmission system; pump wavelength; sensitivity;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19911348
