Title :
Optical amplification for capacity increase in long haul transmission systems by spatial multiplexing
Author :
Krummrich, Peter M.
Author_Institution :
High Freq. Technol., Tech. Univ. Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany
Abstract :
Erbium and Raman based optical amplifier concepts using multi core and multi mode active fibers for spatial multiplexing were investigated. Better energy efficiency potential of the multi mode fiber results from denser packing of modes.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; erbium; multiplexing; optical fibre amplifiers; Raman based optical amplifier; capacity increase; denser packing of modes; erbium based optical amplifier; long haul transmission systems; multi mode fiber; optical amplification; spatial multiplexing; Erbium; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Stimulated emission; Energy Efficiency; Fiber Optic Communication; Optical Amplifier; Spatial Multiplexing; Transmission Capacity Increase;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110683