Unrepeatered OTDM Data Transmission over Long Legacy Fiber Span Using Unidirectional Backward Raman Amplification

Mousaab M. Nahas

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Unrepeatered OTDM Data Transmission over Long Legacy Fiber Span Using Unidirectional Backward Raman Amplification

Mousaab M. Nahas

Published in Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Volume 3, Issue 5)

Received: 27 September 2015 Accepted: 11 October 2015 Published: 28 October 2015

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This paper presents experimental results for transmitting 40 Gb/s OTDM signal over in-line long fiber span using unidirectional backward Raman amplification. The investigation uses legacy dispersion-managed SMF-DCF configuration where remote Erbium amplification is used to compensate for the DCF spans losses. It is practically shown that the system performance improves significantly with more Raman pump power if we use an appropriate signal wavelength, Raman pump power and Erbium gain. As a result, successful unrepeatered transmission over 206 km SMF is achieved using 1545 nm signal wavelength, 1.58 W Raman power and unsaturated EDFA gains into the DCF spans. We believe that the results of such investigation can be useful for enhancing systems that still use legacy cables without the need for substantial alteration.

Published in	Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Volume 3, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.jeee.20150305.15
Page(s)	127-132
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2015. Published by Science Publishing Group

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Fiber-Optic Communications, OTDM, Raman Amplification

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Mousaab M. Nahas. (2015). Unrepeatered OTDM Data Transmission over Long Legacy Fiber Span Using Unidirectional Backward Raman Amplification. Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 3(5), 127-132. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jeee.20150305.15

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Mousaab M. Nahas. Unrepeatered OTDM Data Transmission over Long Legacy Fiber Span Using Unidirectional Backward Raman Amplification. J. Electr. Electron. Eng. 2015, 3(5), 127-132. doi: 10.11648/j.jeee.20150305.15

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Mousaab M. Nahas. Unrepeatered OTDM Data Transmission over Long Legacy Fiber Span Using Unidirectional Backward Raman Amplification. J Electr Electron Eng. 2015;3(5):127-132. doi: 10.11648/j.jeee.20150305.15

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Mousaab M. Nahas. Unrepeatered OTDM Data Transmission over Long Legacy Fiber Span Using Unidirectional Backward Raman Amplification. J. Electr. Electron. Eng. 2015, 3(5), 127-132. doi: 10.11648/j.jeee.20150305.15

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Mousaab M. Nahas. Unrepeatered OTDM Data Transmission over Long Legacy Fiber Span Using Unidirectional Backward Raman Amplification. J Electr Electron Eng. 2015;3(5):127-132. doi: 10.11648/j.jeee.20150305.15

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