Title :
WDM transmission considerations for submarine network applications
Author :
Simeonidou, Dimitra ; Haxell, Ian ; Guild, Keneth
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Submarine Networks, Greenwich, UK
fDate :
4/18/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Important considerations in the optimisation of the performance of multi-wavelength transmission are the design of equalising gain shaping filters to overcome concatenated amplifier bandwidth, and polarisation scrambling to overcome polarisation penalties. Experiments conducted on a recirculating loop enabled analysis of the above effects. Analysis of the impact of the amplifier gain profile on the Q factor penalty is presented. Additionally the effect of polarisation scrambling on mean Q factor and Q fluctuation penalty is studied
Keywords :
Q-factor; equalisers; fibre lasers; optical elements; optical fibre filters; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; submarine cables; wavelength division multiplexing; 0.9 dB; 1.7 dB; Q factor penalty; Q fluctuation penalty; WDM transmission considerations; concatenated amplifier bandwidth; design; equalising gain shaping filters; multi-wavelength transmission; optimisation; performance; polarisation penalties; polarisation scrambling; recirculating loop; submarine network applications;
Conference_Titel :
High Speed and Long Distance Optical Transmission, IEE Colloquium on
DOI :
10.1049/ic:19960563
