Title :
Distributed Raman amplification on fiber with large connector losses
Author :
Eiselt, Michael H.
Author_Institution :
R&D Syst. Eng., ADVA AG, Meiningen
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215515