• DocumentCode
    2008854
  • Title

    Distributed Raman amplification on fiber with large connector losses

  • Author

    Eiselt, Michael H.

  • Author_Institution
    R&D Syst. Eng., ADVA AG, Meiningen
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    5-10 March 2006
  • Abstract
    A simplified formula for the gain and noise figure of distributed Raman amplification on fibers with large connector losses is derived. It is shown that OTDR measurements are required to estimate the available Raman gain
  • Keywords
    Raman lasers; laser noise; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre losses; optical time-domain reflectometry; OTDR measurements; Raman gain; distributed Raman amplification; fiber losses; large connector losses; noise figure; Attenuation; Connectors; Gain measurement; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-803-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2006.215515
  • Filename
    1636546