Title : 
Pump-wavelength detuning method for forward-pumped distributed Raman amplification systems
         
        
            Author : 
Masuda, H. ; Sato, K. ; Miyamoto, Y.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
NTT Network Innovation Laboratories, NTT Corporation 1-1 Hikari-no-oka, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 239-0847 Japan Masuda.hiroji@lab.ntt.co.jp
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We propose a novel pump-wavelength detuning method for forward-pumped DRA systems that can suppress the excess noise caused by ND-FWM and the RIN transfer between the pump and signal lights in a WDM transmission system.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Degradation; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Light sources; Optical attenuators; Optical noise; Power transmission lines; Stimulated emission; Transmission line measurements; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-9242-6
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569853