Introduction of 12 Cores Optical Amplifiers in Optical Transport Network: Performance Study and Economic Impact
Résumé
We investigate the techno-economic impact of the introduction of 12-core Multicore Erbium-Ytterbium doped fiber amplifiers (MC-EYDFA) in optical transport networks. We evaluate the CAPEX gain involved by their utilization as line amplifiers and the energy consumption reduction induced by the pump sharing between the 12 cores. We also evaluate the impact of the inter-core crosstalk in the MC-EYDFA on the quality of transmission through the use of the Gaussian noise model.