Abstract
Raman/EDFA hybrid amplifier systems are optimized in path-averaged power and the gain ratio; we consider the optical signal-to-noise ratio, waveform distortion, and double Rayleigh scattering. 40Gb/s transmission experiments verify the success of our optimization approach.
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