Cost-effective depolarized diode pump unit designed for C-band flat-gain Raman amplifiers to control EDFA gain profile

Concepts

EngineeringElectrical EngineeringOptoelectronicsOptical AmplifiersGain FlatnessPump ConfigurationsPumping Unit SelectionRaman AmplificationRaman Optical AmplifiersSemiconductor Optical Amplifiers

Abstract

A cost-effective pumping unit with only two depolarized pump LDs for C-band flat-gain Raman amplifiers is proposed. The Raman gain in DCF is applied to simultaneously control the overall gain and gain flatness of an in-line EDFA.

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