Multiband amplifier based on discrete SOA-Raman amplifiers
Several discrete hybrid amplifiers are used in parallel for amplifying an optical signal in an optical fiber system. An optical signal is first split into two or more separate signals each with a separate wavelength band. Each wavelength band is then amplified by a Raman pump utilizing a length of highly non-linear fiber as the gain medium, and by an SOA amplifier. The combination of the Raman amplifier and the SOA yields a level gain over the wavelength band. The amplified wavelength band signals are then recombined. The disclosed amplifier is especially useful in coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) systems and in local access portions of the network.
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Kenneth C. Xiang Patrick P.
Reichmann Zhou Iannone