Combating Fiber Nonlinearity Using Dual-Order Raman Amplification and OPC

Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate, for the first time, a significant 34-dB nonlinear product power compensation in a mid-link optical phase conjugation (OPC) system using an optimized dual-order distributed Raman amplification (DRA) technique. The dual-order backward (BW)-pumping scheme shows a record signal power symmetry of 97% over 50.4-km single-mode fiber (SMF) spans. We also demonstrate that the required accuracy for span-to-span power alignment is within ±1 dB in order to maintain 20-dB nonlinear product compensation. For a 256-Gb/s dual-polarization-16 QAM transmission over 100.8 km (2×50.4 km) SMF with mid-link OPC, the proposed Raman amplification scheme enables the OPC to improve the nonlinear threshold by 7 dB and the optimum signal launch power by 5 dB compared with the system without OPC.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2019.2911131
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT)
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
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Uncontrolled Keywords: Optical amplifiers,nonlinear optics,optical fiber communication,phase conjugation,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics,Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Publication ISSN: 1941-0174
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2024 07:16
Date Deposited: 20 Jun 2019 10:44
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2019-06-01
Published Online Date: 2019-04-15
Accepted Date: 2019-04-08
Authors: Al-khateeb, Mohammad (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-1367-6777)
Tan, Mingming (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-0822-8160)
Zhang, Tingting (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-3901-6267)
Ellis, Andrew D. (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-0417-0547)

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