Raman amplifier, Raman amplification method, and Raman amplification system
Assignee1FINITY Inc.
InventorsGoji Nakagawa, Teppei Ohata
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Abstract
A Raman amplifier includes a first light source that outputs a primary pumping light, which propagates in a same direction as a propagation direction of a signal light, to an optical transmission line for Raman amplification, a second light source that outputs a secondary pumping light, which pumps and amplifies the primary pumping light and propagates in the same direction as the propagation direction, to the optical transmission line, and a control unit that controls a gain for the signal light by adjusting power of the secondary pumping light.
Claims9
A Raman amplifier comprising:
- a first light source that outputs a primary pumping light for Raman amplification, which propagates in a same direction as a propagation direction of a signal light, to an optical transmission line;
- a second light source that outputs a secondary pumping light, which amplifies the primary pumping light and propagates in the same direction as the propagation direction, to the optical transmission line;
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- a control unit that controls a gain for the signal light by adjusting power of the secondary pumping light by a first ratio after maximizing power of the primary pumping light by a second ratio.
A Raman amplification method comprising:
- outputting a primary pumping light and a secondary pumping light for Raman amplification to an optical transmission line, the primary pumping light propagating in a same direction as a propagation direction of a signal light, the secondary pumping light amplifying the primary pumping light and propagating in the same direction as the propagation direction;
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- controlling a gain for the signal light by adjusting power of the secondary pumping light by a first ratio after maximizing power of the primary pumping light by a second ratio.
A Raman amplification system comprising:
- a first Raman amplifier including:
- a first light source that outputs a primary pumping light for Raman amplification, which propagates in a same direction as a propagation direction of a signal light, to an optical transmission line,
- a second light source that outputs a secondary pumping light, which amplifies the primary pumping light and propagates in the same direction as the propagation direction, to the optical transmission line, and
- a forward control unit that controls a gain for the signal light by adjusting power of the secondary pumping light by a first ratio after maximizing power of the primary pumping light by a second ratio;
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- a second Raman amplifier including:
- a third light source that outputs another primary pumping light propagating in a direction opposite to the propagation direction, and
- a backward control unit that controls the gain for the signal light by adjusting power of the another primary pumping light.
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