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  • Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Vol. 21,
  • Issue 5,
  • pp. 1286-
  • (2003)

Distributed Fiber Raman Amplifiers With Localized Loss

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Abstract

Backward pumped C-and L-band distributed fiber Raman amplifiers are described,where discrete losses from 0-8 dB were added at various positions to examine the effect of localized loss. Below 3-dB additional loss, the overall optical performance degraded similarly,regardless of loss position in a hybrid Raman and erbium-doped fiber amplifier. Above 3 dB, the performance degradation worsened as the loss position became closer to the signal output. The spectral shape change of the fiber output against loss variation was made tolerable within ± 0.4 dB simply by balancing the output power of L band with that of C band,unless the loss was close to pump input. The tolerance provides design flexibility for hybrid optical amplifiers and allows the use of fixed gain-flattening filters.

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