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Comparison of EDFA and bidirectionally pumped Raman amplifier in a 40-Gb/s RZ transmission system

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2001

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We numerically compare the performance of a bidirectionally pumped Raman and an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) system in a 40-Gb/s dispersion-managed return-to-zero (RZ) transmission. The Raman amplifier system shows a substantially higher Q-value compared to that of the EDFA.

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