A dispersion compensating Raman amplifier with reduced double Rayleigh backscattering, employing standard DCF

Author

Kimsas, A. ; Staubo, P. ; Bjornstad, S. ; Slagsvold, B. ; Sudbo, A.

Author_Institution

Telenor R&D, Fornebu, Norway

Volume

2

fYear

2004

fDate

4-8 July 2004

Firstpage

326

Abstract

A low-cost dispersion compensating Raman amplifier using standard dispersion compensating fibre (DCF) is proposed, and excellent noise characteristics combined with high gain are experimentally demonstrated. Low cost is achieved employing the simple principle of co-propagating pumping, by using a low number of components, as well as standard DCF as the gain medium. Dividing the DCF into two spans and inserting an isolator in between effectively suppress double Rayleigh backscattering (DRBS). The amplifier is shown to have better noise characteristics than an erbium doped fiber amplifier (EDFA).

Keywords

Raman lasers; Rayleigh scattering; backscatter; light propagation; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical pumping; amplifier gain; co-propagating pumping; dispersion compensating Raman amplifier; dispersion compensating fibre; isolator; noise characteristics; reduced double Rayleigh backscattering; standard DCF; Backscatter; Crosstalk; Doped fiber amplifiers; Isolators; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical filters; Optical noise; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transparent Optical Networks, 2004. Proceedings of 2004 6th International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8343-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTON.2004.1362035

Filename

1362035