Title :
High power Raman pumps based on ridge waveguide InGaAsP/InP diode lasers
Author :
Garbuzov, D. ; Komissar, A. ; Kudryashov, I. ; Maiorov, M. ; Roff, R. ; Connolly, J.
Author_Institution :
Princeton Lightwave Inc., Cranbury, NJ, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents data on 14xx nm ridge waveguide InGaAsP/InP pump lasers with record powers and efficiency as well as results obtained using these lasers in both fiber-optic modules and Raman pump blocks.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; optical fibre communication; optical pumping; ridge waveguides; semiconductor lasers; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; InGaAs-InP; WTDM; fiber-optic modules; high power Raman pumps; ridge waveguide InGaAsP-InP diode lasers; Diode lasers; Indium phosphide; Iterative decoding; Optical fiber communication; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Parity check codes; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248292
