Title :
Correlation-based measurement of distributed Raman gain in single-mode fibers
Author :
Takagi, Nobuhiro ; Horiguchi, Tsuneo ; Saito, Atsushi ; Toge, Kunihiro ; Hogari, Kazuo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Commun. Eng., Shibaura Inst. of Technol., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We present a new correlation-based pump-probe system to measure the distributed Raman gain in single-mode fibers. Our method shows better performance over the conventional method which uses a single pulse for the pump.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; gain measurement; optical correlation; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; correlation-based measurement; distributed Raman gain; performance; pump-probe system; single-mode fibers; Gain measurement; Laser excitation; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pumping; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193112
