Temporal gain variations in time-division multiplexed Raman pumping schemes

Author

Winzer, P.J. ; Bromage, J. ; Kane, R.T. ; Sammer, P.A. ; Headley, Clifford

Author_Institution

Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

24-24 May 2002

Firstpage

428

Abstract

We implemented a single-wavelength, pulsed Raman pump with several Watts of output power, widely variable duty cycle and repetition rate, and 12 dB extinction ratio (maximum power/minimum power) using a cascaded Raman fiber lasers at 1465 nm that was modulated by a LiNbO/sub 3/ Mach-Zehnder modulator and passed through a dual stage, high-power cascaded Raman fiber amplifier (CRA).

Keywords

Raman lasers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical modulation; optical pumping; time division multiplexing; 1465 nm; LiNbO/sub 3/; LiNbO/sub 3/ Mach-Zehnder modulator; cascaded Raman fiber lasers; dual stage; high-power cascaded Raman fiber amplifier; output power; pulsed Raman pump; pump power; repetition rate; single-wavelength; temporal gain variations; time-division multiplexed Raman pumping schemes; widely variable duty cycle; Extinction ratio; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Pulse modulation; Pump lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-706-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034163

Filename

1034163