High-speed digital transmission systems with bidirectional optical fiber amplifiers

Rongqing Hui; Martin Poettcker; Maurice S. O'Sullivan

doi:10.1117/12.252005

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20 September 1996 High-speed digital transmission systems with bidirectional optical fiber amplifiers

Rongqing Hui, Martin Poettcker, Maurice S. O'Sullivan

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Proceedings Volume 2893, Fiber Optic Components and Optical Communication; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.252005
Event: Photonics China '96, 1996, Beijing, China

Abstract

Bidirectional optical transmission over a single fiber is an important way to increase system's capacity. This paper will present the realization of practical fiber transmission systems based on a new generation of bidirectional optical fiber amplifiers (BID-EDFA), where the bidirectionality of the BID-EDFA is accomplished by using a WDM interference filter. Reliable bidirectional multi-span transmission at 2.5 Gb/s and 10 Gb/s has been achieved with significant system margins. The effect of system performance degradations caused by EDFA gain tilt and multi-path interference are discussed and methods of parameter optimization are outlined. Predicted and measured performances are compared and specific applications are presented.

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Rongqing Hui, Martin Poettcker, and Maurice S. O'Sullivan "High-speed digital transmission systems with bidirectional optical fiber amplifiers", Proc. SPIE 2893, Fiber Optic Components and Optical Communication, (20 September 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.252005

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