• DocumentCode
    1379735
  • Title

    40 WDM 2.5 Gbit/s transmission over 12000 km using widely gain-flattened low-noise 980 nm-pumped EDFAs

  • Author

    Takeda, N. ; Taga, H. ; Imai, K. ; Horiuchi, Y. ; Edagawa, N. ; Suzuki, M. ; Yamamoto, S.

  • Author_Institution
    KDD R&D Labs., Saitama, Japan
  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    2/19/1998 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    381
  • Lastpage
    382
  • Abstract
    40 WDM 2.5 Gbit/s transmission is successfully demonstrated over 12000 km for the first time, using widely gain-flattened low-noise 980 nm-pumped EDFAs and a large effective area fibre. The gain shape of the transmission line was almost maintained over 18000 km
  • Keywords
    erbium; fibre lasers; laser noise; optical fibre communication; optical pumping; wavelength division multiplexing; 12000 km; 2.5 Gbit/s; 980 nm; WDM transmission; fibre effective area; gain-flattened low-noise optically pumped EDFA; line gain shape;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19980302
  • Filename
    675709