Title :
Distributed gain monitoring in a Raman amplifier based on a germania-glass-core silica-glass-cladding optical fiber
Author :
Ravet, G. ; Fotiadi, A.A. ; Wuilpart, M. ; Blondel, M. ; Megret, P. ; Mashinsky, V.M. ; Dianov, E.M.
Author_Institution :
Fac. Polytech. de Mons, Service d´´Electromagnetisme et de Telecommun., Mons, Belgium
Abstract :
Gain monitoring OTDR-technique recently demonstrated by some of us is now applied for characterizing a short Raman amplifier. Spectrum/power-pump/signal mapping of Raman gain profile in 100-m-long germania-glass-core fiber with a record gain ∼260 dB/km/W is reported.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; gain measurement; germanium compounds; glass fibres; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre cladding; optical glass; optical time-domain reflectometry; silicon compounds; 100 m; GeO2SiO2; OTDR-technique; Raman amplifier; Raman gain profile; distributed gain monitoring; germania-glass-core fiber; optical fiber; power-pump mapping; signal mapping; silica-glass-cladding fiber; spectrum mapping;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
