Title :
Cost-effective depolarized diode pump unit designed for C-band flat-gain Raman amplifiers to control EDFA gain profile
Author :
Emori, Y. ; Matsushita, S.-I. ; Namiki, S.
Author_Institution :
Opto-Technol. Lab., Furukawa Electr. Co. Ltd., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
A cost-effective pumping unit with only two depolarized pump LDs for C-band flat-gain Raman amplifiers is proposed. The Raman gain in DCF is applied to simultaneously control the overall gain and gain flatness of an in-line EDFA.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; light polarization; optical communication equipment; optical fiber amplifiers; optical pumping; C-band flat-gain Raman amplifiers; DCF; EDFA gain profile; Raman gain; cost-effective depolarized diode pump unit design; cost-effective pumping unit; depolarized pump LDs; gain flatness; in-line EDFA; overall gain; Bandwidth; Diode lasers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Laser excitation; Optical amplifiers; Optical control; Optical fiber polarization; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.869430
