Simultaneous amplification of wavelength-division-multiplexed signals by a highly efficient fibre Raman amplifier pumped by high-power semiconductor lasers |
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| Authors: | Edagawa N Mochizuki K Iwamoto Y |
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| Affiliation: | KDD Research & Development Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan; |
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| Abstract: | We describe the first operation of a high-power semiconductor-laser pumped fibre Raman amplifier (FRA) using high-Raman-gain optical fibre in the 1.5?m region. A high optical gain of 5 dB for 60mW of pump power is obtained. We have also achieved simultaneous amplification of wavelength-division-multiplexed signals by the FRA. |
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