Title :
Discrete Raman Amplifiers with Pump Reflectors for Increased Gain and Efficiency
Author_Institution :
OFS Laboratories, 600-700 Mountain Avenue, Murray Hill, NJ 07974, jwn@ofsoptics.com
Abstract :
The gain of discrete Raman amplifiers can be increased by retro-reflecting the counter-propagating pump exiting the signal side of the amplifier. The noise figure decreases and, with low RIN pumps, RIN transfer impairments are minimal.
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Copenhagen
Print_ISBN :
87-90974-63-8