Transmission Distance Extension by Bidirectionally Pumped Raman Amplification Using Incoherent Forward Pumps
Konferenz: ECOC 2024 - 50th European Conference on Optical Communication
22.09.2024-26.09.2024 in Frankfurt, Germany
Tagungsband: ITG-Fb. 317: ECOC 2024
Seiten: 4Sprache: EnglischTyp: PDF
Autoren:
Takasaka, Shigehiro; Ogata, Daichi; Yoshida, Junji; Ohishi, Norihiro
Inhalt:
We demonstrate a C-band 50 Gbaud 16-QAM WDM transmission under bidirectionally pumped distributed Raman amplification, where the forward pumps are only semiconductor incoherent sources. Compared with the EDFA-only amplification, the transmission distance is extended from 1,800 km to 3,200 km.