Title :
High-gain optical amplification of laser diode signal by Raman scattering in single-mode fibres
Author :
Desurvire, E. ; Papuchon, M. ; Pocholle, J.P. ; Raffy, J. ; Ostrowsky, D.B.
Author_Institution :
Thomson-CSF, Laboratoire Central de Recherches, Orsay, France
Abstract :
The letter reports, for the first time, a 45 dB amplification gain of a laser diode signal emitting at 1.24 ¿m, in a single-mode fibre, with low pump power, using the stimulated Raman scattering effect.
Keywords :
optical fibres; stimulated Raman scattering; 1.24 micron; 45 dB amplification; Raman scattering; high gain optical amplification; laser diode signal; optical fibre; semiconductor laser; single-mode fibres; stimulated Raman scattering effect;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19830512
