Exceeding the Nonlinear-Shannon Limit using Raman Laser Based Amplification and Optical Phase Conjugation

Ian Phillips, Mingming Tan, M. F. C. Stephens, Marie McCarthy, Elias Giacoumidis, Stylianos Sygletos, Paweł Rosa, Simon J. Fabbri, Son Thai Le, Thavamaran Kanesan,

Optical Fiber Communication Conference · 2014 · 90 citations · 7 references

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We demonstrate that a combination of Raman laser based amplification and optical phase conjugation enables transmission beyond the nonlinear-Shannon limit. We show nonlinear compensation of 7×114Gbit/s DP-QPSK channels, increasing system reach by 30%.

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