Title :
1.65-μm band fibre Raman amplifier pumped by wavelength-tunable broad-linewidth light source
Author :
Masuda, Hiroji ; Kawai, Shingo ; Suzuki, Ken-lchi ; Aida, Kazuo
Author_Institution :
NTT Opt. Network Syst. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
A high-gain (33 dB) and wide-band (over 40 nm) 1.65-μm fibre Raman amplifier is realized using a novel wavelength-tunable (1540-1563 nm) and broad-linewidth (larger than 0.8 nm) pump light source
Keywords :
Raman lasers; laser transitions; laser tuning; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; spectral line breadth; 1.65 mum; 1540 to 1563 nm; broad-linewidth; fibre Raman amplifier; optical fibre communication; optical pumping; pump light source; wavelength-tunable; wavelength-tunable broad-linewidth light source; Band pass filters; Isolators; Light sources; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Stimulated emission; US Department of Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.731218
