Benefit of Raman amplification in ultra-long-distance 40 Gbit/s-based WDM transmission using dispersion-flattened fibre span

I. Morita*, K. Tanaka, N. Edagawa

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Abstract

The optimum configuration for hybrid Raman/EDFA amplification in ultra-long-distance 40Gbit/s WDM transmission using a dispersion-flattened fibre span is investigated. By optimising the Raman gain, 16 × 40Gbit/s WDM transmission over 2000km was achieved with 80km repeater spacing.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)507-509
Number of pages3
JournalElectronics Letters
Volume37
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2001 Apr 12
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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