Title :
Ultra-wideband tellurite-based fiber Raman amplifiers
Author :
Mori, A. ; Shimizu, M. ; Masuda, H.
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
We review recent research on ultra-wide-band tellurite-based fiber Raman amplifiers and discuss their future prospects. These amplifiers are superior to silica-based fiber Raman amplifiers in that they provide wideband operation with short fibers and only a few pump LDs.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; semiconductor lasers; silicon compounds; tellurium compounds; wideband amplifiers; SiO2; TeO2; laser diodes; silica-based fiber Raman amplifiers; tellurite-based fiber Raman amplifiers; ultrawideband; wideband operation; Bandwidth; Diode lasers; Ferroelectric films; Investments; Laser excitation; Operational amplifiers; Random access memory; Solid modeling; Stimulated emission; Ultra wideband technology;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248317