Title :
Temporal observation and diagnostic use of double Rayleigh scattering in distributed Raman amplifiers
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
We have directly observed double Rayleigh scattering in the time domain inside a distributed fiber Raman amplifier. We present a simple model that is in good agreement with our experimental results at 1308 nm, and demonstrate diagnostic use of this method.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; Rayleigh scattering; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre testing; optical time-domain reflectometry; 1308 nm; diagnostic use; distributed Raman amplifiers; distributed fiber Raman amplifier; double Rayleigh scattering; temporal observation; time domain; Distributed amplifiers; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Pulse amplifiers; Raman scattering; Rayleigh scattering; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
