Title :
Dual-order Raman pump providing improved noise figure and large gain bandwidth
Author :
Bouteiller, J.-C. ; Brar, K. ; Radic, S. ; Bromage, J. ; Wang, Z. ; Headley, C.
Author_Institution :
Photonic Devices Res., OFS Labs., Somerset, NJ, USA
Abstract :
This paper reports a single Raman pump laser capable of covering the bandwidth of three regular pump lasers with a 1.5 dB improved noise figure and a 0.9 dB improvement in system performance, in a distributed Raman amplifier.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; laser noise; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical pumping; distributed Raman amplifier; dual-order Raman pump; large gain bandwidth; noise figure; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; regular pump lasers; single Raman pump laser; system performance; Bandwidth; Fiber lasers; Laboratories; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Noise figure; Optical fiber amplifiers; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; System performance;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036762
