Title :
Upper limit for the amplifiable Stokes power in saturated silicon waveguide Raman amplifiers
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg, Germany
Abstract :
We derive upper limits for the amplifiable Stokes power in saturated silicon Raman amplifiers and the tolerable product of scattering-loss and FCA coefficients. Optimal pump conditions are given analytically and optimized amplifier designs are presented.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; elemental semiconductors; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; optical waveguides; silicon; Stokes power; free carrier absorption; scattering-loss; waveguide Raman amplifiers; Attenuation; Differential equations; Optimized production technology; Photonics; Raman scattering; Silicon; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2010 7th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6344-2
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2010.5643410