Title :
Measurement of Raman gain distribution in optical fibers
Author :
Toge, Kunihiro ; Hogari, Kazuo ; Horiguchi, Tsuneo
Author_Institution :
NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
fDate :
7/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This letter proposes a new technique for measuring the Raman gain characteristics of optical fibers. This method can be used to measure the longitudinal distribution of the Raman gain efficiency of single-mode optical fibers. We demonstrated that the Raman gain efficiency distribution could be measured easily and accurately.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; Raman spectra; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre testing; optical pumping; Raman gain characteristics; Raman gain efficiency; Raman gain efficiency distribution; Raman lasers; longitudinal distribution; optical fibre Raman gain distribution measurement; optical fibre amplifiers; single-mode optical fibers; Gain measurement; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength measurement;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2002.1012403
