• DocumentCode
    1867567
  • Title

    Investigation of cross gain modulation in 200-km Raman amplified spans with bidirectional pumping

  • Author

    Mei Du ; Nelson, Lynn E. ; Gaarde, Peter Borg

  • Author_Institution
    OFS Labs., Somerset, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6-11 March 2005
  • Abstract
    We have isolated and measured the impairment due to cross gain modulation in 200-km bidirectionally pumped fiber spans. The penalty depends on fiber dispersion characteristics and can be small for up to 20 dB on-off co-gain.
  • Keywords
    Raman spectra; modulation; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; 20 dB; 200 km; Raman amplified spans; Raman scattering; bidirectional pumping; bidirectionally pumped fiber spans; cross gain modulation; fiber dispersion characteristics; impairment; optical network; Bandwidth; Bidirectional control; Gain measurement; Optical amplifiers; Optical crosstalk; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Raman scattering; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-783-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2005.192696
  • Filename
    1501171