The impact of RIN transfer on the optimization of bi-directional pumped distributed Raman amplifier for fiber transmission systems

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6025, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Tang, M ^a   Shum, P ^a   Gong, Y D ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE FOR INFOCOMM RESEARCH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Nonlinearity; Optimization; Raman amplifier; Relative intensity noise (RIN)

Indexed keywords

MULTISPAN LONG-HAUL TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS; NONLINEARITY; RAMAN AMPLIFIER; RELATIVE INTENSITY NOISE (RIN);

AMPLIFICATION; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ACOUSTIC NOISE;

EID: 33645059172     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.667059     Document Type: Conference Paper

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