Title :
Optically powered WDM signal transmission system with distributed parametric amplification
Author :
Xu, Xing ; Zhang, Chi ; Yang, Sigang ; Yuk, T.I. ; Wong, Kenneth K Y
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Abstract :
We report an optically-powered WDM communication system with distributed parametric amplification in dispersion-shifted fiber. The parametric pump also supplies power for the receiver. Power penalties less than 2-dB for each channel at the BER of 10-9 are demonstrated with 10-dB gain.
Keywords :
error statistics; optical communication; optical parametric amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; BER; dispersion-shifted fiber; distributed parametric amplification; gain 10 dB; optically powered WDM signal transmission system; optically-powered WDM communication system; parametric pump; Adaptive optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Playa del Carmen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3730-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3731-3
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2010.5553647
