Title :
200 km CWDM transmission using a hybrid amplifier
Author :
Iannone, P.P. ; Reichmann, K.C. ; Zhou, X. ; Frigo, N.J.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs-Res., Middletown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We report a 60 nm bandwidth SOA (semiconductor optical amplifier)-Raman hybrid amplifier for CWDM systems in which the Raman section increases overall system gain and reduces SOA gain tilt. The amplifier module is used in a 4-channel, 200-km CWDM transmission experiment.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical pumping; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; 1480 nm; 1485 nm; 200 km; CWDM transmission; Raman amplification; SOA gain tilt; SOA-Raman hybrid amplifier; fiber Raman laser pump; semiconductor laser pump; semiconductor optical amplifier; Bandwidth; Optical amplifiers; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Pump lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192932
