Title :
Signal Power Excursion and Pump Efficiency in Quasi-Lossless Ultra-Long Raman Laser Links
Author :
Ania-Castañón, J.D. ; Karalekas, V. ; Pérez-González, J. ; Harper, P. ; Chen, X. ; Zhang, L.
Author_Institution :
School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University, Aston Triangle, B4 7ET Birmingham, UK, e-mail: j.d.ania-castanon@aston.ac.uk
Abstract :
Performance optimisation of ultra-long Raman laser links is studied theoretically and experimentally. We observe that it is possible to reduce signal power excursion by adjusting FBG reflectivity without compromising pump efficiency.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser excitation; Optical fibers; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Reflectivity; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801394
