• DocumentCode
    405682
  • Title

    Gain-flattened wideband Raman amplifier with broad-linewidth pumps approximating continuous-spectrum pump

  • Author

    Kobtsev, S.M. ; Pustovskikh, A.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Novosibirsk State Univ., Russia
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    15-19 Dec. 2003
  • Abstract
    We propose the design of flat-gain Raman amplifiers with continuous-spectrum pump and four broad-linewidth 14XX-nm pumps with 0.1/0.15-dB gain flatness at the average amplification of 7.7/7.6 dB within the 1528-1599/1520-1600 nm ranges respectively.
  • Keywords
    Raman lasers; Raman spectra; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; 0.1 dB; 0.1/0.15-dB gain flatness; 0.15 dB; 1520 to 1600 nm; broad-linewidth 14XX-nm pumps; broad-linewidth pumps; continuous-spectrum pump; gain-flattened wideband Raman amplifier; Bandwidth; Broadband amplifiers; Distributed amplifiers; Frequency; Gain; Inverse problems; Power distribution; Smoothing methods; Spectral shape; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7766-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1277117
  • Filename
    1277117