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This paper proposes a new design methodology for discrete multi-pumped Raman amplifier. In a multi-objective optimization scenario, in a first step the whole solution-space is inspected by a CW analytical formulation. Then, the most promising solutions are fully investigated by a rigorous numerical treatment and the Raman amplification performance is thus determined by the combination of analytical and numerical approaches. As an application of our methodology we designed an photonic crystal fiber Raman amplifier configuration which provides low ripple, high gain, clear eye opening and a low power penalty. The amplifier configuration also enables to fully compensate the dispersion introduced by a 70-km singlemode fiber in a 10 Gbit/s system. We have successfully obtained a configuration with 8.5 dB average gain over the C-band and 0.71 dB ripple with almost zero eye-penalty using only two pump lasers with relatively low pump power.
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Amplificadores Electrónicos , Tecnología de Fibra Óptica/instrumentación , Rayos Láser , Espectrometría Raman/instrumentación , Simulación por Computador , Diseño Asistido por Computadora , Diseño de Equipo , Análisis de Falla de Equipo , Luz , Modelos Teóricos , Fotones , Dispersión de RadiaciónRESUMEN
In this paper we discuss the use of photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) as discrete devices for simultaneous wideband dispersion compensation and Raman amplification. The performance of the PCFs in terms of gain, ripple, optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) and required fiber length for complete dispersion compensation is compared with conventional dispersion compensating fibers (DCFs). The main goal is to determine the minimum PCF loss beyond which its performance surpasses a state-of-the-art DCF and justifies practical use in telecommunication systems.
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Amplificadores Electrónicos , Fibras Ópticas , Espectrometría Raman/instrumentación , Diseño Asistido por Computadora , Cristalización , Diseño de Equipo , Análisis de Falla de EquipoRESUMEN
In this paper we propose a novel acceleration technique for the design of fibre gratings based on Genetic Algorithm (GA). It is shown that with an appropriate reformulation of the wavelength sampling scheme it is possible to design high quality optical filters with low computational effort. Our results will show that the proposed technique can reduce significantly the GA's processing time.