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Less than 4.7 dB noise figure broadband in-line EDFA with a Raman amplified-1300 ps/nm DCF pumped by multi-channel WDM laser diodes

Emori et al., 2006

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8315726182947198096
Author
Emori Y
Akasaka Y
Namiki S
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Optical Amplifiers and Their Applications

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We study broadband Raman gain in a-1300 ps/nm DCF using polarization-combined four channel WDM 14xx nm laser diodes. A 50 nm bandwidth lossless operation of the DCF and noise figure< 4.7 dB in a 20 nm bandwidth in-line EDFA with the Raman-amplified DCF are …
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