DocumentCode
2846641
Title
Phase-sensitive amplified DWDM DQPSK signals using free-running Lasers with 6-dB link SNR improvement over EDFA-based systems
Author
Tong, Zhi ; Lundström, Carl ; Tipsuwannakul, Ekawit ; Karlsson, Magnus ; Andrekson, Peter A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Microtechnol. & Nanosci., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Gothenburg, Sweden
fYear
2010
fDate
19-23 Sept. 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
For the first time, we experimentally demonstrate a modulation-format independent, WDM-compatible link concept with up to 6-dB SNR advantage over conventional EDFA amplified links, by using a frequency-non-degenerate copier and phase-sensitive fiber amplifier based design.
Keywords
optical fibre amplifiers; quadrature phase shift keying; wavelength division multiplexing; DQPSK; DWDM; EDFA amplified link; SNR improvement; free-running lasers; frequency-nondegenerate copier; modulation-format independent; phase-sensitive fiber amplifier based design; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Gain; Noise measurement; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical filters; Signal to noise ratio; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location
Torino
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-8534-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621349
Filename
5621349
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