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US 5,058,974 AGranted
Distributed amplification for lightwave transmission system
AssigneeAT&T Bell Laboratories
InventorLinn F. Mollenauer
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AssigneeAT&T Bell Laboratories
InventorLinn F. Mollenauer
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Bidirectional lightwave transmission is restored and uniform amplification of lightwave signals over long spans of optical fiber is achieved by employing distributed amplification over the spans. Distributed amplification is achieved with an amplifying optical fiber which includes a long length of optical fiber having a dilute rare-earth dopant concentration substantially in the fiber core region, and a corresponding pump signal generator at at least one end of the doped fiber having the appropriate wavelength and power to cause amplification of optical signals by both Raman effects and stimulated emission from the rare-earth dopants. Dilute concentrations are understood as the range of concentrations substantially satisfying the condition that the gain from the rare-earth dopant, when near saturation, is substantially equal to the fiber loss.
An optical system for amplifying a first lightwave signal at a first wavelength, said system comprising,
An optical system for amplifying a first lightwave signal at a first wavelength, said system comprising,
An optical system for amplifying a first lightwave signal at a first wavelength, said system comprising,
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