Title :
Optical transient suppression using stimulated Raman attenuation
Author :
Holtmannspoetter, M. ; Stephan, C. ; Onishchukov, G. ; Leuchs, G. ; Schmauss, B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microwave Eng. & High Freq. Technol., Univ. of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen
Abstract :
Dynamic optical attenuation based on the Raman effect is investigated experimentally. The suppression of optical power transients as they arise from dynamic processes of EDFAs is shown.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; erbium; optical attenuators; optical fibre amplifiers; EDFA; Raman effect; dynamic optical attenuation; optical power transients; optical transient suppression; stimulated Raman attenuation; Attenuation; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Polarization; Raman scattering; Stimulated emission; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729117
