Abstract
We have theoretically investigated 8 × 10-Gb/s wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) signal transmission characteristics based on semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) with equalized gain using discrete Raman amplification (DRA). Gain equalization and low noise figures have been obtained by adjusting the backward Raman pumping power and wavelength at a dispersion compensating fiber (DCF) for each span. Bit-error-rate characteristics were calculated for 8 × 10-Gb/s WDM signal transmission over 6 × 40-km single-mode fiber (SMF) + DCF links with gain-equalized SOAs using DRAs at DCF. Approximately a 2.5-dB improvement of the receiver sensitivity was achieved by using SOAs and DRAs with optimized Raman pumping. One can easily upgrade the transmission length of a link based on SOAs with an appropriate backward pump laser at each DCF.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1499-1503 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Lightwave Technology |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2003 Jun |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Manuscript received October 9, 2002; revised March 19, 2003. This work was supported in part by the National Research Laboratory Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the BK 21 program in South Korea. The authors are with the Department of Radio Engineering, Korea University, Sungbuk-ku, Seoul 136-701, Korea. Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/JLT.2003.812466
Keywords
- Optical communication
- Raman amplifier
- Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)
- Wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics