TY - GEN SP - 966 N1 - This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. PB - VDE VERLAG GmbH A1 - Buglia, Henrique A1 - Sillekens, Eric A1 - Galdino, Lidia A1 - Killey, Robert A1 - Bayvel, Polina AV - public Y1 - 2024/// TI - Impact of launch power optimisation in hybrid-amplified links ID - discovery10197347 UR - https://www.vde-verlag.de/books/456426/itg-fb-317-ecoc-2024.html EP - 969 T3 - ITG-Fachberichte N2 - Per-channel launch power optimisation in a hybrid-amplified link with optimised pump powers and wavelengths is described. Compared to using the optimum spectrally uniform launch power, an average SNR gain of 0.13 dB is obtained against 0.56 dB for the same system operating with lumped amplifiers only ER -