Title :
Suppression of fiber nonlinearities in HFC systems by distributed fiber Raman amplification
Author :
Marhic, M.E. ; Yang, F.S. ; Akasaka, Y. ; Kazovsky, L.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
We study in detail the two types of nonlinear crosstalk which cause severe problems in WDM AM CATV systems. They are respectively due to stimulated Raman scattering (SRS), and cross-phase modulation (XPM) interacting with group-velocity dispersion.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; amplitude modulation; cable television; hybrid fibre coax networks; optical crosstalk; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; phase modulation; stimulated Raman scattering; wavelength division multiplexing; HFC systems; SRS; WDM AM CATV systems; XPM; cross-phase modulation; distributed fiber Raman amplification; fiber nonlinearities suppression; group-velocity dispersion; nonlinear crosstalk; stimulated Raman scattering; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber nonlinear optics; Hybrid fiber coaxial cables; Laser excitation; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber losses; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Nanostructures and Quantum Dots/WDM Components/VCSELs and Microcavaties/RF Photonics for CATV and HFC Systems, 1999 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5633-0
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.1999.794748
