Evaluation of performance penalty from pump-signal overlap in S+C+L band discrete raman amplifiers

Md Asif Iqbal*, Lukasz Krzczanowicz, Ian Phillips, Paul Harper, Wladek Forysiak

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We experimentally investigate the transmission penalty on 30GBaud PM-QPSK signals due to adjacent Raman pumps in a 15dB gain, 150nm S+C+L-band discrete Raman amplifier. We report 4nm guard-band around the Raman pump ensures negligible Q2-penalty.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptical Fiber Communication Conference, OFC 2020
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-9435-8071-2
Publication statusPublished - 13 May 2020
EventOptical Fiber Communication Conference, OFC 2020 - San Diego, United States
Duration: 8 Mar 201712 Mar 2017

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
VolumePart F174-OFC 2020

Conference

ConferenceOptical Fiber Communication Conference, OFC 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period8/03/1712/03/17

Bibliographical note

Funding: This work is supported by UK EPSRC EP/M009092/1.

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