• DocumentCode
    452201
  • Title

    Enhanced Raman Amplifier Performance Using Non-Linear Pump Broadening

  • Author

    Ellingham, T.J. ; Gleeson, L.M. ; Doran, N.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Marconi-Solstis, Warwickshire
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    8-12 Sept. 2002
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Enhanced Raman amplifier performance using non-linear spectral broadening of the Raman pump source is proposed and demonstrated. Modelling predicts a fivefold reduction in gain ripple for a dual wavelength pump implementation
  • Keywords
    Raman lasers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical pumping; spectral line broadening; Raman amplifier; dual wavelength pump; nonlinear spectral broadening;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Copenhagen
  • Print_ISBN
    87-90974-63-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1600991