Title :
Raman-assisted transmission: toward ideal distributed amplification
Author_Institution :
U.S. Photonics, Belle Mead, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Raman ASE and Rayleigh scattering noise can be managed by optimizing the pumping schemes and transmission fiber properties. We discuss the recent advances in these areas that bring us closer to the limit of ideal distributed amplifier.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; Rayleigh scattering; amplification; distributed amplifiers; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical information processing; optical noise; optical pumping; Raman ASE; Raman-assisted transmission; Rayleigh scattering noise; ideal distributed amplification; ideal distributed amplifier; pumping; transmission fiber properties; Connectors; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical films; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Resins; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248086
