Open AccessBi-directional transmission of 8x10Gb/s DPSK signals over 80km of SMF-28 Fiber using in-line semiconductor optical amplifier
Author(s) -
Jianjun Yu,
YongKee Yeo,
O. Akanbi,
GeeKung Chang
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/opex.12.006215
Subject(s) - optical amplifier , optics , transmission (telecommunications) , wavelength division multiplexing , optical fiber , line (geometry) , materials science , optoelectronics , physics , computer science , telecommunications , laser , wavelength , geometry , mathematics
We report the bi-directional transmission of 8x10Gb/s signals using an in-line SOA over 80km SMF-28 with matching DCF for the first time. Our results suggest very promising applications for bi-directional transmission in metro and access networks with simple configuration and low cost.