Title :
Pump to signal RIN transfer in Raman fibre amplifiers
Author :
Fludger, C.R.S. ; Handerek, V. ; Mears, R.J.
Author_Institution :
Harlow Labs., Nortel Networks, Harlow, UK
fDate :
1/4/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An analytical model and measurements of the pump to signal relative intensity noise transfer characteristics of co- and counter-pumped Raman amplifiers is presented. Quantitative analysis of noise averaging from chromatic dispersion in co-pumped systems, and from different propagation directions in counter-pumped systems is given
Keywords :
Raman lasers; laser beams; laser noise; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical pumping; optical transmitters; Raman fibre amplifiers; analytical model; chromatic dispersion; co-pumped Raman amplifiers; co-pumped systems; counter-pumped Raman amplifiers; counter-pumped systems; noise averaging; propagation directions; pump to signal RIN transfer; quantitative analysis; relative intensity noise; relative intensity noise transfer characteristics;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010027
