Inline Pump Sharing Architecture for Remotely-Pumped Pre- and Post-Amplifiers

A new transmission link configuration with remote Er post- and pre-amplifiers where pump power is shared between a pair of fibers carrying traffic in opposite directions is proposed. A budget increase of >4dB is demonstrated.

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