2002 · 11 citations · 0 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringDigital CommunicationPhotonicsCommunication NetworksFiber OpticsOptical AmplifiersOptical Communication SystemsBandwidthBandwidth EnhancementBroadband Optical AmplificationDistributed AmplifiersDistributed Raman AmplificationHigh-speed TransmissionRaman AmplificationRaman Optical Amplifiers
104 /spl times/ 40 Gbit/s unrepeatered transmission over 135.9 km is demonstrated on S+C+L bands (1492-1596 nm) using S-band lumped Raman amplifiers. The system implements distributed Raman pre-amplification over continuous bandwidth of 104 nm.