Title :
Third-order cascaded Raman amplification
Author :
Papernyi, S.B. ; Karpov, V.I. ; Clements, W.R.L.
Author_Institution :
MPB Commun. Inc., Pointe Claire, Que., Canada
Abstract :
Third-order cascaded Raman amplification is demonstrated for the first time and shown to provide a 2.5-dB improvement in receiver sensitivity over conventional pumping. A dual-wavelength third-order pumping scheme requiring only one active source is demonstrated.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical pumping; optical receivers; active source; dual-wavelength third-order pumping scheme; receiver sensitivity; third-order cascaded Raman fibre amplification; Gain measurement; Noise figure; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036763
