Optimal design of multi-pump Raman amplifiers

Author

Perlin, V.E. ; Winful, H.G.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

24-24 May 2002

Abstract

Summary form only given. There has been substantial interest in multi pump Raman amplifiers (MRA) with ultra-wide ultra-flat gain bandwidths. A few attemps have recently been made to solve the inverse amplifier design problem, but the achieved flatness proved to be far from optimal, and no attempt was made to compensate self-consistently for the signal-to-signal (STS) Raman scattering induced power tilt. In this paper we present an efficient and self-consistent design method that achieves the optimal net gain flatness.

Keywords

Raman lasers; Raman spectra; inverse problems; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; optimisation; inverse amplifier design problem; multi-pump Raman amplifiers; optical fibre amplifiers; optimal design; optimal net gain flatness; self-consistent design method; signal-to-signal Raman scattering induced power tilt; ultra-wide ultra-flat gain bandwidths; Design methodology; Genetics; Integral equations; Optimization methods; Power amplifiers; Raman scattering; Signal design; Sociotechnical systems; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;

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.2002.1034183

Filename

1034183