Title :
L-band unrepeatered WDM experiment over 451 km using all-Raman amplification and ROPA
Author :
Puc, A. ; Chang, D.I. ; Grosso, G. ; Ellison, J. ; Oberland, R. ; Burtsev, S. ; Perrier, P.A. ; Pelouch, W. ; Webb, S.
Author_Institution :
Xtera Commun., Allen, TX
Abstract :
Unrepeatered distributed Raman link with ROPA combining 22times10.7Gb/s and 3times43Gb/s NRZ DPSK signals in L-band is demonstrated. The net span loss was 80 dB over 451 km of ldquolegacyrdquo G.654 fiber.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; differential phase shift keying; optical links; optical losses; optical modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; L-band; NRZ DPSK signals; ROPA; Raman link; all Raman amplification; loss 80 dB; net span loss; size 451 km; unrepeatered WDM; Assembly; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; L-band; Noise figure; Optical amplifiers; Optical noise; Optical signal processing; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688702
