DocumentCode
412203
Title
Design of flat-gain fiber Raman amplifiers using equally spaced pumps with fixed and optimized central wavelength
Author
Hu, Zongyang ; Marks, Brian S. ; Menyuk, Curtis R.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
fYear
2003
fDate
6-6 June 2003
Abstract
We analyze the gain flatness of Raman amplifiers using equally spaced pumps. We show that using an optimized central pump wavelength with equal pump spacing provides ample gain flatness and may simplify system design.
Keywords
Raman spectra; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; amplifier design; equally spaced pumps; flat-gain fiber Raman amplifiers; gain flatness analysis; optimized central pump wavelength; Algorithm design and analysis; Bandwidth; Computer science; Design optimization; Genetic algorithms; Iterative algorithms; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-748-2
Type
conf
Filename
1298354
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