Experimental validation of OSNR enhancement utilizing hybrid Raman/Erbium fiber amplifiers
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2005
Abstract
The impact of employing a hybrid Raman/Erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) in a transmission system is demonstrated by considering the optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) performance. The gain flatness of hybrid Raman/EDFA is maintained below 1.2 dB from 1530 to 1565 nut through careful design of both amplifiers. The enhancement of OSNR is measured at around 5 dB, compared to the conventional EDFA approach with a 28-dB span loss. (c) 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Keywords
Raman amplifier erbium-doped fiber amplifier wavelength-division multiplexing
Divisions
fac_eng
Publication Title
Microwave and Optical Technology Letters
Volume
45
Issue
4
Additional Information
Ahmad, A Izyani, MAM Zamzuri, AK Adikan, FRM Sheih, SJ Mahdi, MA
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