Title :
Performance degradation due to stimulated Raman scattering in wavelength-division-multiplexed optical-fibre systems
Author :
Chraplyvy, A.R. ; Henry, P.S.
Author_Institution :
Bell Laboratories, Crawford Hill Laboratory, Holmdel, USA
Abstract :
The effects of stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) on a two-channel wavelength-division-multiplexed optical-fibre communication system are analysed. For both amplitude and angle modulation the most important effect of SRS is increased loss for the short-wavelength channel, which in the worst case limits the maximum usable transmitter power to ~ 50 mW.
Keywords :
frequency division multiplexing; optical communication; optical fibres; stimulated Raman scattering; FDM; WDM; amplitude modulation; angle modulation; maximum usable transmitter power; optical-fibre communication system; performance degradation; short wavelength channel loss; stimulated Raman scattering; wavelength-division-multiplexed;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19830437
