Title :
Systems measurements on small core, highly doped Raman fibre amplifiers
Author :
Spirit, D.M. ; Davey, S.T. ; Williams, D.L.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
fDate :
10/27/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Raman amplification offers the prospect of high gain, high saturation power and polarisation insensitivity in a fibre device. Combined with a smooth gain spectrum and relatively wide bandwidth, these properties are ideal for use as a power amplifier in high speed, wavelength-division-multiplexed transmission systems. This paper presents the results of a number of measurements on highly doped, small core fibres which have been made to increase the Raman gain produced in relatively short fibres
Keywords :
Raman lasers; fibre optics; optical communication equipment; optical saturation; stimulated Raman scattering; Raman fibre amplifiers; gain; optical communication; polarisation insensitivity; power amplifier; saturation power; small core fibres; wavelength-division-multiplexed;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Amplifiers for Communications, IEE Colloquium on
