DocumentCode
378261
Title
An accurate numerical model for distributed Raman amplifiers
Author
Kunarajah, E.A. ; Lepley, J.J. ; Siddiqui, A.S.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. Syst. Eng., Essex Univ., Colchester, UK
Volume
2
fYear
2001
fDate
2001
Firstpage
234
Abstract
We present, for the first time, a complete numerical analysis of Raman amplifiers including pump depletion and higher-order Stokes wave generation. Raman gain and OSNR in co-propagating, counterpropagating and bi-directionally pumped FRAs are examined.
Keywords
Raman lasers; laser theory; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre theory; optical pumping; Raman gain; accurate numerical model; bi-directionally pumped fibre amplifiers; co-propagating fibre amplifiers; counterpropagating fibre amplifiers; distributed Raman amplifiers; higher-order Stokes wave generation; optical SNR; pump depletion; Distributed amplifiers; Equations; Laser excitation; Noise generators; Numerical analysis; Numerical models; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Stimulated emission; US Department of Transportation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6705-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.2001.988898
Filename
988898
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