Requirements for Efficient Raman Amplification and Dispersion Compensation Using Microstructured Optical Fibers |
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| Authors: | S P N Cani C A De Francisco D H Spadoti V E Nascimento B-H V Borges L C Calmon |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Electrical Engineering , Federal University of Espirito Santo , Vitória, ES, Brazil;2. Department of Electrical Engineering , University of Sao Paulo , S?o Carlos, SP, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | Abstract The design and performance of microstructured optical fibers (MOFs) for simultaneous dispersion compensation and Raman amplification is numerically investigated. We studied a lumped Raman amplifier designed to compensate the signal loss and dispersion introduced by a 100-km, 16-channel C-band WDM link. The impairments induced by the nonlinearities caused by the small mode area of the designed MOF are investigated and the analysis is extended to include non-ideal factors such as excess background losses, splice loss, and the geometry variations during the fabrication process. The results are discussed and compared to those obtained for conventional dispersion compensating fibers (DCFs). |
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| Keywords: | dispersion compensation holey fibers microstructured optical fibers optical fiber amplifiers photonic crystal fibers Raman amplifiers |
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