DocumentCode
1253086
Title
Analysis of counter-pumped small-signal fibre Raman amplifiers
Author
Chinn, S.R.
Author_Institution
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA
Volume
33
Issue
7
fYear
1997
fDate
3/27/1997 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
607
Lastpage
608
Abstract
Analytic expressions for the small-signal optical gain and noise figure of a counter-pumped fibre Raman amplifier are presented for unequal signal and pump loss coefficients. The author also presents analytic approximations for the gain limitations imposed by double Rayleigh scattering
Keywords
Raman lasers; Rayleigh scattering; fibre lasers; laser noise; laser theory; optical pumping; counter-pumped fibre Raman amplifiers; double Rayleigh scattering; gain limitations; noise figure; pump loss coefficients; small-signal optical gain; unequal signal coefficients;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19970428
Filename
591392
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