• DocumentCode
    2149878
  • Title

    Raman gain saturation and the need for dynamic gain control

  • Author

    Eiselt, Michael H.

  • Author_Institution
    Celion Networks, Tinton Falls, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2002
  • Abstract
    Raman gain saturation of several dB can occur even for moderate signal power levels. This demonstrates the necessity of active gain control for distributed Raman amplification. In the presentation, we will investigate the time characteristics of Raman gain changes, and look into different schemes of dynamic Raman gain control.
  • Keywords
    Raman lasers; gain control; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; optical saturation; Raman gain changes; Raman gain saturation; Raman lasers; active gain control; distributed Raman amplification; dynamic Raman gain control; moderate signal power levels; optical fibre amplifiers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber nonlinear optics; Gain control; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Raman scattering; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    All-Optical Networking: Existing and Emerging Architecture and Applications/Dynamic Enablers of Next-Generation Optical Communications Systems/Fast Optical Processing in Optical Transmission/VCSEL and
  • ISSN
    1099-4742
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7378-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOSST.2002.1027567
  • Filename
    1027567