RIN and transmission performance improvement using second order and broadband first order forward Raman pumping

Md Asif Iqbal*, Mingming Tan, Atalla El-Taher, Paul Harper

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Low RIN bidirectionally pumped Raman amplification is studied. We investigate the importance of the 1st order forward pump generation technique and optimize the forward pump characteristics to achieve RIN comparable with backward only pumping and increased transmission reach.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, OECC 2017 and Photonics Global Conference, PGC 2017
PublisherIEEE
Pages1-4
Number of pages4
Volume2017-November
ISBN (Electronic)9781509062935
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Nov 2017
Event2017 Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, OECC 2017 and Photonics Global Conference, PGC 2017 - Singapore, Singapore
Duration: 31 Jul 20174 Aug 2017

Publication series

Name2017 Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC) and Photonics Global Conference (PGC)
PublisherIEEE
ISSN (Electronic)2166-8892

Conference

Conference2017 Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, OECC 2017 and Photonics Global Conference, PGC 2017
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingapore
Period31/07/174/08/17

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Keywords

  • coherent communication
  • Raman amplification
  • Relative intensity noise

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