Minimising total energy requirements in amplified links by optimising amplifier spacing

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Abstract

We investigate the energy optimization (minimization) for amplified links. We show that using the using a well-established analytic nonlinear signal-to-noise ratio noise model that for a simple amplifier model there are very clear, fiber independent, amplifier gains which minimize the total energy requirement. With a generalized amplifier model we establish the spacing for the optimum power per bit as well as the nonlinear limited optimum power. An amplifier spacing corresponding to 13 dB gain is shown to be a suitable compromise for practical amplifiers operating at the optimum nonlinear power.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)19810-19817
Number of pages8
JournalOptics Express
Volume22
Issue number16
Early online date8 Aug 2014
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Aug 2014

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© 2014 Optical Society of America.
This paper was published in Optics Express and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-22-16-19810. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.

Funding: European Communities 7th Framework Program FP/2007-2013 grants 258033 (MODE-GAP) 318137 (DISCUS) and the EPSRC funded project UNLOC (grant number EP/J017582/1)

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