• DocumentCode
    2161315
  • Title

    Hybrid Raman/EDFA amplification of next generation optical fibers

  • Author

    Balemarthy, Kasyapa ; Lingle, Robert, Jr.

  • Author_Institution
    OFS, Norcross, GA, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    18-22 Sept. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We show that increasing effective area is more beneficial than lowering fiber loss with optimized hybrid Raman/EDFA amplification for next generation fibers. A pump power limit of 1W has marginal impact on next-gen fiber performance.
  • Keywords
    next generation networks; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; fiber loss; next generation optical fibers; optimized hybrid Raman-EDFA amplification; power 1 W; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber networks; Optical noise; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
  • Conference_Location
    Geneva
  • ISSN
    Pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1918-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6066054