DocumentCode
2559752
Title
Prospects for inserting parametric amplifiers in optical communication networks
Author
Marhic, M.E. ; Doran, N.J.
Author_Institution
Coll. of Eng., Swansea Univ., Swansea, UK
fYear
2011
fDate
26-30 June 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
We investigate to what extent the unique features of OPAs (large bandwidths, 0 dB noise figure, phase conjugation, signal regeneration) can be combined and exploited in future long-haul communication networks. Network PMD can complicate the use of phase-sensitive amplification.
Keywords
optical communication; optical parametric amplifiers; OPA; long-haul communication networks; optical communication networks; parametric amplifiers; phase-sensitive amplification; Gain; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical communication; fiber nonlinearities; noise figure; optical parametric amplification; polarization mode dispersion;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2011 13th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Stockholm
ISSN
2161-2056
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0881-7
Electronic_ISBN
2161-2056
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICTON.2011.5970949
Filename
5970949
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