Title :
Surviving channel power transients in TDM-pumped lumped Raman fiber amplifier
Author :
Karasek, M. ; Vojtech, J. ; Radil, J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Electron., Acad. of Sci. of the Czech Republic, Prague
Abstract :
Experimental and theoretical results of all-optical gain-clamping of wide-band TDM-pumped Raman fiber amplifier consisting of 13 km of DCF counter-directionally pumped by 4 wavelengths optical unit are presented.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical pumping; optical transmitters; telecommunication channels; telecommunication network reliability; time division multiplexing; DCF; all-optical gain-clamping; channel power transients; counter-directionally pumped amplifier; distance 13 km; lumped Raman fiber amplifier; network survival; wide-band TDM-pumped amplifier; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Power amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing; (060.2330) Fiber optics communications; (190.5650) Raman effect;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
