TY  - CHAP
AU  - André Brückmann
AU  - Guido Boyen
AU  - Paul Urquhart
AU  - Amaia Legarrea Imízcoz
AU  - Nuria Miguel Zamora
AU  - Bruno Bristiel
AU  - Juan Mir Pieras
ED  - Paul Urquhart
Y1  - 2011-02-14
PY  - 2011
T1  - Dual-Wavelength Pumped Dispersion-Compensating Fibre Raman Amplifiers
N2  - Optical amplifiers play a central role in all categories of fibre communications systems and networks. By compensating for the losses exerted by the transmission medium and the components through which the signals pass, they reduce the need for expensive and slow optical-electrical-optical conversion. The photonic gain media, which are normally based on glass- or semiconductor-based waveguides, can amplify many high speed wavelength division multiplexed channels simultaneously. Recent research has also concentrated on wavelength conversion, switching, demultiplexing in the time domain and other enhanced functions. Advances in Optical Amplifiers presents up to date results on amplifier performance, along with explanations of their relevance, from leading researchers in the field. Its chapters cover amplifiers based on rare earth doped fibres and waveguides, stimulated Raman scattering, nonlinear parametric processes and semiconductor media. Wavelength conversion and other enhanced signal processing functions are also considered in depth. This book is targeted at research, development and design engineers from teams in manufacturing industry, academia and telecommunications service operators.
BT  - Advances in Optical Amplifiers
SP  - Ch. 16
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/14003
DO  - 10.5772/14003
SN  - 
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-19
ER  -