On the optimization of hybrid Raman/erbium-doped fiber amplifiers

A Carena, V Curri, P Poggiolini - IEEE Photonics Technology …, 2001 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A comprehensive theoretical study on the optimal configuration of hybrid Raman/erbium-
doped fiber amplifiers has been carried out yielding a closed form analysis. In order to …

Multi-channel gain and noise figure evaluation of Raman/EDFA hybrid amplifiers

U Tiwari, K Rajan, K Thyagarajan - Optics Communications, 2008 - Elsevier
We present detailed multi-channel experimental characterization of different configurations
of single pump hybrid Raman–erbium doped fiber (EDF) amplifiers. The incorporation of an …

Simulation and experimental characterization of Raman/EDFA hybrid amplifier with enhanced performance

U Tiwari, K Thyagarajan, MR Shenoy - Optics Communications, 2009 - Elsevier
We present simulation and experimental characterization of a hybrid amplifier comprising of
a Raman amplifier and an erbium doped fiber (EDF) amplifier, with enhanced performance …

Effect of cascading amplification stages on the performance of serial hybrid fiber amplifier

MH Ali, F Abdullah, MZ Jamaludin… - Fiber and Integrated …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
This study demonstrates simulation and experimental validation of a wideband serial hybrid
Raman/erbium-doped fiber amplifier. Two configurations are adopted; in type A, a Raman …

Design and modeling of laser-controlled erbium-doped fiber amplifiers

A Yu, MJ O'Mahony - IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in …, 1997 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a comprehensive theoretical analysis of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers
(EDFAs) which use lasing to achieve automatic gain control. We have derived, for the first …

Design methodology for multi-pumped discrete Raman amplifiers: case-study employing photonic crystal fibers

CES Castellani, SPN Cani, MEV Segatto, MJ Pontes… - Optics …, 2009 - opg.optica.org
This paper proposes a new design methodology for discrete multi-pumped Raman amplifier.
In a multi-objective optimization scenario, in a first step the whole solution-space is …

An analytical approximated solution for the gain of broadband Raman amplifiers with multiple counter-pumps

SPN Cani, L de Calazans Calmon… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2009 - opg.optica.org
A novel analytical approximated solution for the gain of broadband Raman amplifiers with
multiple counter-pump lasers is derived taking into account pump-pump interactions …

Fiber amplifiers and fiber lasers based on stimulated Raman scattering: a review

L Sirleto, MA Ferrara - Micromachines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, in fiber optic communications the growing demand in terms of transmission
capacity has been fulfilling the entire spectral band of the erbium-doped fiber amplifiers …

Extending the gain bandwidth of combined Raman-parametric fiber amplifiers using highly nonlinear fiber

MA Ummy, MF Arend, L Leng… - Journal of lightwave …, 2009 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate extended flat gain bandwidth by combining Raman and parametric
processes. The increase in bandwidth is accomplished by extending the Raman gain region …

A simplified model and optimal design of a multiwavelength backward-pumped fiber Raman amplifier

X Zhou, C Lu, P Shum, TH Cheng - IEEE photonics technology …, 2001 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A simplified model to calculate the small-signal optical gain and noise figure of a
multiwavelength backward-pumped fiber Raman amplifier under the triangle Raman profile …