Raman amplification impact in packet base networks

The effect of Raman amplification on packet based networks is analyzed. The impact of this technique is compared with the one based on EDFA amplification in terms of packet quality degradation in a point to point link. Low impact on the Q factor (less than 0.05 dB) of the packet occupancy density was observed for the Raman amplification scheme. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 50: 3083–3085, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.23864