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Gain-flattened fiber Raman amplifiers with nonlinearity-broadened pumps.

D A Chestnut1, J R Taylor

  • 1Femtosecond Optics Group, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BW, UK. david.chestnut@imperial.ac.uk

Optics Letters
|December 19, 2003
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Pump spectral broadening in standard fiber flattened gain in E-band fiber Raman amplifiers, removing ripple and widening bandwidth. This technique enhances amplifier performance for telecommunications applications.

Area of Science:

  • Optical Engineering
  • Telecommunications Technology
  • Nonlinear Optics

Background:

  • Fiber Raman amplifiers are crucial for optical amplification.
  • Gain ripple and limited bandwidth affect amplifier performance.
  • Controlling pump characteristics is key to optimizing Raman amplifiers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To achieve gain flattening in E-band fiber Raman amplifiers.
  • To investigate the effect of pump spectral broadening on amplifier performance.
  • To explore alternative fibers for pump broadening.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized nonlinearity in a 6.2-km standard fiber for pump spectral broadening.
  • Achieved a 16.3-nm linewidth for the broadened pump.
  • Investigated pump broadening using 100-m of holey fiber near 1.56 micrometers.

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Main Results:

  • Successfully flattened the gain of an E-band fiber Raman amplifier.
  • Removed characteristic Raman gain ripple.
  • Increased the 3-dB gain bandwidth by 10.6 nm compared to a non-broadened pump.
  • Observed less broadening in holey fiber, attributed to reduced four-wave mixing.

Conclusions:

  • Pump spectral broadening via nonlinearity in standard fiber is an effective method for gain flattening in E-band Raman amplifiers.
  • This technique enhances both gain flatness and bandwidth.
  • Further investigation is needed for U-band amplifiers using different fiber types.