Title :
Raman amplifiers for WDM optical communications
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Raman amplification is certain to play an ever increasing role in optical communication systems due to its remarkable versatility. With the capability to generate gain at any wavelength in both distributed and discrete configurations, Raman amplification has enabled many exciting new demonstrations of novel communication systems at 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5 /spl mu/m. In this talk, we will review these recent results and will discuss noise and pump-laser issues associated with the use of Raman amplification.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; laser noise; laser transitions; nonlinear optics; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical pumping; wavelength division multiplexing; Raman amplification; Raman amplifiers; WDM optical communications; discrete configurations; distributed configurations; laser noise; nonlinear Raman fibre laser amplifiers; optical communication systems; pump-laser issues; review; Electromagnetic scattering; Light scattering; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Raman scattering; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.834086
