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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192696
