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High co-directional Raman gain for 200-km spans, enabling 40 /spl times/ 10.66 Gb/s transmission over 2400 km

J. Bromage, J.-C. Bouteiller, H.J. Thiele, K. Brar, L.E. Nelson, S. Stulz, C. Headley, J. Kim, A. Klein, G. Baynham,

2003 · 12 citations · 1 references

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Abstract

Using 200-km spans with 14.5-dB Raman co-gain, we transmitted 400 Gb/s error-free over 2400-km of True Wave/sup /spl reg// REACH fiber. With bidirectional Raman pumping, span lengths could be doubled, reducing operating expenses for medium-to long-haul systems.

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Design of bidirectionally pumped fiber amplifiers generating double Rayleigh backscattering

René-Jean Essiambre, Peter J. Winzer, J. Bromage et al. · IEEE Photonics Technology Letters · 2002 · 72 citations

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