• DocumentCode
    3203996
  • Title

    Upper limit for the amplifiable Stokes power in saturated silicon waveguide Raman amplifiers

  • Author

    Renner, Hagen

  • Author_Institution
    Tech. Univ. Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg, Germany
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    1-3 Sept. 2010
  • Firstpage
    108
  • Lastpage
    110
  • Abstract
    We derive upper limits for the amplifiable Stokes power in saturated silicon Raman amplifiers and the tolerable product of scattering-loss and FCA coefficients. Optimal pump conditions are given analytically and optimized amplifier designs are presented.
  • Keywords
    Raman spectra; elemental semiconductors; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; optical waveguides; silicon; Stokes power; free carrier absorption; scattering-loss; waveguide Raman amplifiers; Attenuation; Differential equations; Optimized production technology; Photonics; Raman scattering; Silicon; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2010 7th IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Beijing
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6344-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GROUP4.2010.5643410
  • Filename
    5643410