RIN transfer suppression technique for dual-order Raman pumping schemes

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1354-1356

  Mermelstein, M D ^a   Brar, K ^a   Headley, C ^a  

^a OFS LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributed Raman amplification; Optical fiber amplifiers; Raman scattering; Relative intensity noise (RIN)

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBER LASERS; INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION; RAMAN SCATTERING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

DISTRIBUTED RAMAN AMPLIFICATION; DUAL-ORDER RAMAN PUMPING SCHEMES; OPTICAL BANDWIDTH; RELATIVE INTENSITY NOISE TRASFER SUPPRESSION TECHNIQUE;

PUMPING (LASER);

EID: 0141987592     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.818042     Document Type: Article

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