Title :
Polarisation dependence and gain tilt of Raman amplifiers for WDM systems
Author :
Berntson, A. ; Popov, S. ; Vanin, E. ; Jacobsen, G. ; Karlsson, J.
Author_Institution :
Optical Networks Res. Lab., Ericsson Telecom AB, Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract :
We investigate the polarisation dependence and gain tilt of Raman amplifiers for WDM systems. We find no polarisation dependence of the gain for backward propagating pumps. Results from experiments on commercial 32 -channel WDM system are presented, highlighting the effect of gain tilt and pump depletion.
Keywords :
Broadband amplifiers; Gain measurement; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical scattering; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
