Title :
Long-haul WDM transmission with 20 Gb/s data channels using Raman assisted optical amplification
Author :
Murakami, M. ; Matsuda, T. ; Imai, T.
Author_Institution :
NTT Network Service Syst. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
Long-haul WDM transmission using a high-speed channel (data rate of 20 Gb/s) and Raman amplification is described. The impact of Raman amplification on SNR, and gain characteristics of an optical amplifier are also discussed.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; data communication; erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; wavelength division multiplexing; 20 Gbit/s; EDFA; Raman amplification; Raman assisted optical amplification; SNR; data channels; data rate; gain characteristics; high-speed channel; long-haul WDM transmission; optical amplifier; optical fiber dispersion management; wavelength division multiplexing; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical transmitters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.988865
