Title :
Design of flat-gain fiber Raman amplifiers using equally spaced pumps with fixed and optimized central wavelength
Author :
Hu, Zongyang ; Marks, Brian S. ; Menyuk, Curtis R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We analyze the gain flatness of Raman amplifiers using equally spaced pumps. We show that using an optimized central pump wavelength with equal pump spacing provides ample gain flatness and may simplify system design.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; amplifier design; equally spaced pumps; flat-gain fiber Raman amplifiers; gain flatness analysis; optimized central pump wavelength; Algorithm design and analysis; Bandwidth; Computer science; Design optimization; Genetic algorithms; Iterative algorithms; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; 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
