Author :
Bromage, J. ; Bouteiller, J.-C. ; Thiele, H.J. ; Brar, K. ; Nelson, L.E. ; Stulz, S. ; Headley, C. ; Kim, J. ; Klein, A. ; Baynham, G. ; Jorgensen, L.V. ; Grüner-Nielsen, L. ; Lingle, R.L., Jr. ; DiGiovanni, D.J.
Abstract :
Using 200-km spans with 14.5-dB Raman co-gain, we transmitted 400 Gb/s error-free over 2400-km of True Wave® REACH fiber. With bidirectional Raman pumping, span lengths could be doubled, reducing operating expenses for medium-to long-haul systems.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical pumping; wavelength division multiplexing; 10.66 Gbit/s; 200 km; 2400 km; 40 Gbit/s; True Wave® REACH fiber; bidirectional Raman pumping; co-directional Raman gain; long-haul systems; span length; Band pass filters; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber polarization; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Propagation losses; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
