Title :
Broadband silica fibre Raman amplifiers at 1.3 μm and 1.5 μm
Author :
Chernikov, S.V. ; Gapontsev, D.V. ; Lewis, S.A.E. ; Taylor, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll. of Sci., Technol. & Med., London, UK
Abstract :
High power fibre lasers operating at 1.24 μm and 1.42 μm respectively have been used to provide broad band Raman gain around 1.3 μm and 1.5 μm in compact, efficient, silica fibre-amplifier configurations. The gain and noise performance of these broad band amplifiers are described as well the mechanism to further increase and flatten the operational bandwidths
Keywords :
Raman lasers; laser transitions; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; silicon compounds; 1.24 mum; 1.3 mum; 1.42 mum; 1.5 mum; broad band Raman gain; broad band amplifiers; broadband silica fibre Raman amplifiers; noise performance; operational bandwidths; silica fibre-amplifier configurations; Bandwidth; Broadband amplifiers; Laser noise; Noise figure; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Power lasers; Silicon compounds; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732430
