Title :
Numerical simulations and experimental results of a hybrid EDFA-Raman amplifier
Author :
Rivera, Cristián ; Olivares, Ricardo ; Giraldi, Maria Thereza M Rocco ; Barbero, Andrés P López ; Pontes, Maria José ; Segatto, Marcelo E V ; Martinez, Maria Aparecida G ; Costa, João Crisóstomo Weyl
Author_Institution :
Electron. Eng. Dept., Univ. Tec. Federico Santa Maria, Valparaiso, Chile
Abstract :
In this work numerical simulated and experimental results are obtained for a hybrid EDFA-Raman amplifier. Rigorous numerical models of both EDFA and Raman amplifiers are implemented and validated with experimental measurements. Results of ripple smaller than 1 dB are obtained for the hybrid amplifier gain, in 40 nm of bandwidth. The numerical model permits to achieve optimal design and to predict flat amplifier gain using genetic algorithm.
Keywords :
erbium; genetic algorithms; numerical analysis; optical fibre amplifiers; Jk:Er; ebium doped fiber amplifier; flat amplifier gain; genetic algorithm; hybrid EDFA-Raman amplifier; numerical simulations; Bandwidth; Broadband amplifiers; Numerical simulation; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; EDFAs; Optical amplifiers; Raman amplifiers; WDM optical systems; hybrid amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference (IMOC), 2009 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Belem
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5356-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1679-4389
DOI :
10.1109/IMOC.2009.5427491
