DocumentCode
1273037
Title
Temporal observation and diagnostic use of double Rayleigh scattering in distributed Raman amplifiers
Author
Chinn, S.R.
Author_Institution
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Volume
11
Issue
12
fYear
1999
Firstpage
1632
Lastpage
1634
Abstract
We have directly observed double Rayleigh scattering in the time domain inside a distributed fiber Raman amplifier. We present a simple model that is in good agreement with our experimental results at 1308 nm, and demonstrate diagnostic use of this method.
Keywords
Raman lasers; Rayleigh scattering; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre testing; optical time-domain reflectometry; 1308 nm; diagnostic use; distributed Raman amplifiers; distributed fiber Raman amplifier; double Rayleigh scattering; temporal observation; time domain; Distributed amplifiers; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Pulse amplifiers; Raman scattering; Rayleigh scattering; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.806870
Filename
806870
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