Title :
New design method for a WDM system employing broad-band Raman amplification
Author :
Zhou, Xiang ; Birk, Martin
Author_Institution :
Res., AT&T Labs, Middletown, NJ, USA
fDate :
3/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors propose and demonstrate a new design method for a wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) system employing broad-band Raman amplification. Based on the proposed method, the noise/nonlinear performance can be improved by more than 1.7 dB for a 100-nm bandwidth WDM system by purely continuous-wave counterpumping.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; nonlinear optics; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical noise; optical pumping; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM system; broad-band Raman amplification; continuous-wave counterpumping; noise/nonlinear performance; wavelength-division multiplexing; Crosstalk; Degradation; Design methodology; Optical fiber polarization; Optical noise; Performance gain; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2004.823726
