Title :
Effect of pump depletion on the noise figure of distributed Raman amplifiers
Author :
Vasilyev, M. ; Kobyakov, A.
Author_Institution :
Sci. & Technol., Corning Inc., NY, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally and theoretically investigate the degradation of noise figure of backward-pumped distributed Raman amplifier due to pump depletion.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; laser noise; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical pumping; backward-pumped distributed Raman amplifiers; fiber optic amplifier; fiber optics communication; noise figure degradation; pump depletion; Degradation; Distributed amplifiers; Electrons; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Power amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
