Ultrawide 75-nm 3-dB gain-band optical amplification with erbium-doped fluoride fiber amplifiers and distributed Raman amplifiers

被引:21
作者
Masuda, H [1 ]
Kawai, S [1 ]
Suzuki, K [1 ]
Aida, K [1 ]
机构
[1] NTT, Opt Network Syst Labs, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 239, Japan
关键词
distributed Raman amplifier; erbium-doped fluoride fiber amplifier; gain-flattened amplifier; wavelength-division multiplexing; wide-band optical amplification;
D O I
10.1109/68.662579
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
An extremely large 3-dB gain-bandwidth of 75 nm (1531-1606 nm) is achieved with a partially gain-flattened erbium-doped fluoride fiber amplifier and a distributed Raman amplifier. The Raman amplifier consists of a 85-km dispersion-shifted fiber (transmission fiber) and a practical 1505-nm Fabry-Perot laser diode pump. 9 x 2.5 Gb/s wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) transmission is successfully demonstrated using two 75-nm gain-band amplifiers as in-line- and preamplifiers.
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页码:516 / 518
页数:3
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