2002 · 25 citations · 1 references
EngineeringCommunicationElectrical EngineeringDigital CommunicationOpticsPhotonicsFiber OpticsFiber-optic CommunicationNonlinear OpticsOptical Communication SystemsOptical Fiber PropagationOptical FibersDistributed Raman AmplificationFiber Optic Communication SystemsOptical Transmission SystemsRaman AmplificationRaman Optical AmplifiersSpectral EfficiencySpectrum EfficiencyWavelength-division Multiplexing
A spectral efficiency of 0.53 b/s/Hz is demonstrated at 160 Gb/s over 400 km. The pseudo-linear transmission regime with 100% post compensation is used, and the transmission loss through the 100 km spans is compensated with distributed Raman amplification only.
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