Title :
Extended gain bandwidth low ripple hybrid Raman-parametric amplifier design for PON applications
Author :
Peiris, S. ; Madamopoulos, N. ; Antoniades, N. ; Ummy, M.A. ; Dorsinville, R. ; Ali, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., City Coll. of City Univ. of New York, New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
A hybrid Raman-OPA amplifier with 190 nm bandwidth, and <;4dB gain ripple is described. We also show that inclusion of the forth order dispersion coefficient is critical for the correct optimization of the gain bandwidth of the hybrid amplifier.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; optical design techniques; optical dispersion; optical parametric amplifiers; PON applications; extended gain bandwidth; forth order dispersion coefficient; gain ripple; hybrid Raman-OPA amplifier; low ripple hybrid Raman-parametric amplifier design; Bandwidth; Gain; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Passive optical networks; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358474
