Title :
Limitations in fibre Raman amplifiers imposed by Rayleigh scattering of signals
Author :
Chang, Sun Hyok ; Kim, Seung Kwan ; Chu, Moo-Jung ; Lee, Jong-Hyun
Author_Institution :
Opt. Commun. Dept., Electron. & Telecommun. Res. Inst., Daejeon, South Korea
fDate :
8/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple method of Rayleigh scattering noise calculation in fibre Raman amplifiers is proposed. Using the method, it is disclosed that the optimal Raman pump power is lower when the Rayleigh scattering of both signal and amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) are considered than when the Rayleigh scattering of ASE only is considered
Keywords :
Raman lasers; Rayleigh scattering; laser noise; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; superradiance; Raman pump power; Rayleigh scattering noise; amplified spontaneous emission; fibre Raman amplifier;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20020608
