Title :
Cross-talk bandwidth in backward pumped fiber Raman amplifiers
Author :
Jun Shan Wey ; Joneckis, L.G. ; Goldhar, J.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Phys. Sci., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
We report experimental results on Raman gain and crosstalk bandwidth in different backward-pumped fiber Raman amplifiers. Dependence of cross talk on fiber length, fiber loss coefficient and Raman gain saturation is discussed.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; optical crosstalk; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical pumping; optical saturation; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; Raman gain; Raman gain saturation; backward pumped fiber Raman amplifiers; backward-pumped fiber Raman amplifiers; cross-talk bandwidth; crosstalk bandwidth; fiber length; fiber loss coefficient; Amplitude modulation; Bandwidth; Brillouin scattering; Dispersion; Educational institutions; Frequency; Gain measurement; Optical fiber testing; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.765991
