Raman amplification in terrestrial DWDM systems

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4906, Issue , 2002, Pages 61-67

  Leng, Lufeng ^a  

^a OFS LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

DWDM system; Four wave mixing; OSNR; Raman amplification; Rayleigh scattering

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CROSSTALK; DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; FOUR WAVE MIXING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PUMPING (LASER); RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SILICA; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

DISPERSION-COMPENSATING FIBERS (DCF);

AMPLIFICATION;

EID: 0036454792     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.480616     Document Type: Conference Paper

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