Title :
Four-wave mixing in EDFAs
Author :
Liu, Y. ; Burtsev, S. ; Hegarty, S. ; Mozdy, R. ; Hempstead, M. ; Smart, R.
Author_Institution :
Sci. & Technol. Div., Corning Inc., NY, USA
Abstract :
We study FWM in C- and L-band EDFAs. We observe that FWM efficiency is determined by fiber length and channel spacing. We show that FWM from EDFAs exceeds that from non-zero dispersion-shifted fiber in DWDM system.
Keywords :
erbium; multiwave mixing; optical crosstalk; optical fiber amplifiers; optical transmitters; wavelength division multiplexing; C-band EDFA; DWDM system; FWM efficiency; FWM penalties; L-band EDFA; NRZ format; channel spacing; crosstalk level; fiber length; four-wave mixing; non-zero dispersion-shifted fiber; Channel spacing; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Four-wave mixing; L-band; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Phase modulation; Power generation; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868256
