Characterization of single stage, dual-pumped Raman fibre amplifiers for different gain fibre lengths

Electronics Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 347-348

  Koch, F ^a   Chernikov, S V ^a   Lewis, S A E ^a   Taylor, J R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; FIBER LASERS; GAIN CONTROL; LASER TUNING; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL PUMPING; RAMAN SCATTERING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

DOUBLE RAYLEIGH SCATTERING (DRS); DUAL-PUMPED RAMAN FIBER AMPLIFIERS;

INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS;

EID: 0033881998     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20000276     Document Type: Article

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