Abstract
The performance of a black-box Raman-assisted PSA amplifier is experimentally evaluated. In a 20-Gbaud QPSK system, more than 25dB net gain is demonstrated. Comparing to a 4dB-noise-figure EDFA, ~1.5dB ASE noise level reduction is observed.
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