Field demonstration of distributed Raman amplification with 3.8-dB Q-improvement for 5120-km transmission

The benefits of distributed Raman amplification are demonstrated in a buried cabled field fiber. The performance improvement of 3.8 dB was achieved in a 5120-km 10-Gb/s transmission experiment using 650-mW Raman amplification in each span without apparent damage to the fiber plant. The field results...

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Published in:IEEE photonics technology letters 2001-01, Vol.13 (2)
Main Authors: Garrett, L D, Eiselt, M, Tkach, R W, Dominic, V, Waarts, R, Giltner, D, Mehuys, D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amplification
Damage
Fibers
Joints
Mathematical analysis
Noise levels
Optical fibers
Photonics
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Summary:The benefits of distributed Raman amplification are demonstrated in a buried cabled field fiber. The performance improvement of 3.8 dB was achieved in a 5120-km 10-Gb/s transmission experiment using 650-mW Raman amplification in each span without apparent damage to the fiber plant. The field results are compared to a similar laboratory experiment using a fusion-spliced fiber to evaluate the effect of finite optical reflections from nonfusion splices in the field fiber
ISSN:1041-1135
DOI:10.1109/68.910520