Abstract
We show that broadband discrete Raman amplifiers based on silica-germania will have a noise figure significantly greater than the quantum limit. We also present temperature measurements on a broadband distributed Raman amplifier using asymmetrically-spaced pumps.
© 2001 Optical Society of America
PDF ArticleMore Like This
P.M. Krummrich, R.E. Neuhauser, and C. Glingener
MI3 Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2001
P. R. Battle, R. C. Swanson, and J. L. Carlsten
QTuI45 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (CLEO:FS) 1991
E.A. Kunarajah, J.J. Lepley, and A.S. Siddiqui
PS198 The European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/Europe) 2001