Title :
Low-cost L-band Raman amplifier for CWDM systems
Author :
Fugihara, Meire C. ; Pinto, Armando Nolasco
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Telecommun., Aveiro
Abstract :
A low-cost Raman amplifier for CWDM systems and a model suitable for its design is presented. An amplifier offering 9 dB over 60 nm is obtained using only three low-power (< 200mW) semiconductor lasers.
Keywords :
UHF amplifiers; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; CWDM systems; coarse wavelength division multiplexing; low-cost L-band Raman amplifier; three low-power semiconductor lasers; Bandwidth; Costs; L-band; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical losses; Optical pumping; Power system modeling; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2008 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1925-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1099-4742
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2008.4590530
