DocumentCode
850989
Title
Calculating the Raman pump distribution to achieve minimum gain ripple
Author
Grant, Andrew R.
Author_Institution
Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Volume
38
Issue
11
fYear
2002
fDate
11/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1503
Lastpage
1509
Abstract
A procedure is presented for calculating the optimum Raman pump wavelengths and powers for a discrete set of lasers and for a pump continuum. Theoretical results in the continuum case shown that broad-band gain with extremely low ripple can be obtained.
Keywords
Raman spectra; laser theory; optical communication equipment; optical pumping; semiconductor device models; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Raman pump distribution; broad-band gain; continuum case; extremely low ripple; minimum gain ripple; optimum Raman pump wavelengths; pump continuum; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Equations; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Optical amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Time division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.2002.804261
Filename
1043348
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