Title :
Long-haul 40 Gb/s dispersion-managed soliton transmission using distributed Raman amplification
Author :
Ereifej, Hider N. ; Carter, Gary M. ; Grigoryan, Vladimir
Author_Institution :
CSEE Dept., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
In a 40 Gb/s soliton transmission system using lumped EDFAs, we were able to transmit data over 6400 km with low error rates. However, this required placement of the amplifiers (spaced approximately 26 km apart) to within 300 m making this implementation impractical for commercial systems. We report on overcoming this sensitivity by the replacement of the lumped amplifiers in the system with distributed Raman amplification.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical pumping; optical solitons; 26 km; 40 Gbit/s; 6400 km; Gb/s soliton transmission system; amplifier spacing; distributed Raman amplification; long-haul Gb/s dispersion-managed soliton transmission; low error rates; lumped EDFA; lumped amplifiers; transmission distances; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Error analysis; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036595
