Title :
Ultra-wideband tellurite/silica fiber Raman amplifier and supercontinuum lightwave source for 124-nm seamless bandwidth DWDM transmission
Author :
Takara, H. ; Masuda, H. ; Mori, K. ; Sato, K. ; Inoue, Y. ; Ohara, T. ; Mori, A. ; Kohtoku, M. ; Miyamoto, Y. ; Morioka, T. ; Kawanishi, S.
Author_Institution :
Network Innovation Labs., NTT Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
We present over 120-nm-bandwidth optical elements; hybrid tellurite/silica fiber Raman post/inline amplifiers, a supercontinuum source, and an interleave filter. Using these elements, 124-nm-seamless bandwidth DWDM transmission (313 × 10 Gbit/s, 160 km) is successfully conducted.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical filters; optical pumping; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 124-nm seamless bandwidth DWDM transmission; 160 km; hybrid tellurite/silica fiber Raman post/inline amplifiers; interleave filter; optical elements; supercontinuum lightwave source; supercontinuum source; ultra-wideband tellurite/silica fiber Raman amplifier; Bandwidth; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber filters; Optical filters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Silicon compounds; Stimulated emission; Ultra wideband technology; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036760
