Temperature-dependent gain and noise in fiber Raman amplifiers

Authors
Lewis, SAE Chernikov, SV Taylor, JR
Citation
Sae. Lewis et al., Temperature-dependent gain and noise in fiber Raman amplifiers, OPTICS LETT, 24(24), 1999, pp. 1823-1825
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
01469592 → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
24
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1823 - 1825
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(199912)24:24<1823:TGANIF>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
An experimental investigation of the temperature dependence of the gain and noise performance of a silica-fiber Raman amplifier is described. A decrea se in the Raman scattering cross section in a fiber amplifier cooled from a temperature of 300 K to 77 K was measured and found to be in agreement wit h theoretical values. No difference between the Raman gain coefficients at these two temperatures was observed. (C) 1999 Optical Society of America. O CIS codes: 290.5860, 140.4480, 140.3280, 140.3550.