Transmission Distance Extension by Bidirectionally Pumped Raman Amplification Using Incoherent Forward Pumps

Conference: ECOC 2024 - 50th European Conference on Optical Communication
09/22/2024 - 09/26/2024 at Frankfurt, Germany

Proceedings: ITG-Fb. 317: ECOC 2024

Pages: 4Language: englishTyp: PDF

Authors:
Takasaka, Shigehiro; Ogata, Daichi; Yoshida, Junji; Ohishi, Norihiro

Abstract:
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.