Title :
RIN transfer analysis in pump depletion regime for Raman fibre amplifiers
Author :
Mermelstein, M.D. ; Headley, C. ; Bouteiller, J.-C.
Author_Institution :
OFS Fitel Labs., Somerset, NJ, USA
fDate :
4/25/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A numerical analysis is presented that models the relative intensity noise transferred from a Raman pump to a signal laser in an optical fibre. The analysis is valid in both the pump-depletion and nondepletion regimes. The RIN requirements for a 0.1 dB Q-penalty in the pump depletion regime are similar to those in the nondepletion regime, exhibiting a RIN requirement reduction of only 3-4 dB/Hz
Keywords :
Q-factor; Raman lasers; laser noise; numerical analysis; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical pumping; Q-penalty; RIN requirements; RIN transfer analysis; Raman fibre amplifiers; Raman pump; fibre optic data links; nondepletion regime; numerical analysis; optical fibre; pump depletion regime; relative intensity noise; signal laser;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20020280
