Experimental validation of the closed-form GN model accounting for distributed Raman amplification in an S+C+L-band hybrid amplified long-haul transmission system
Jiaqian Yang, Henrique Buglia, Eric Sillekens, Mingming Tan, Pratim Hazarika, Dini Pratiwi, Ronit Sohanpal, Mindaugas Jarmolovičius, Romulo Aparecido, Ralf Stolte, Wladek Forysiak, Polina Bayvel, Robert I. Killey
Abstract
The accuracy of a recently-developed closed-form GN nonlinear interference model is evaluated in experimental 1065 km S+C+L band WDM transmission with backward Raman pumping. The model accurately estimates the nonlinear interference and ASE with total SNR error of less than 0.6 dB.