Unrepeated WDM transmission systems based on advanced first-order and higher order Raman-copumping technologies

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3519-3527

  Faralli, Stefano ^a   Bolognini, Gabriele ^a   Andrade, Maria Adelaide ^b   Di Pasquale, Fabrizio ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Optical communication systems; Raman amplifiers; Rayleigh scattering; Relative intensity noise

Indexed keywords

FIBER LASERS; FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTIMIZATION; RAMAN SCATTERING; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

RELATIVE INTENSITY NOISE; SIGNAL POWER;

WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

EID: 37249023749     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2007.906801     Document Type: Article

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