Optical: systems and elements – Optical amplifier – Raman or brillouin process
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-17
2007-04-17
Keith, Jack (Department: 3663)
Optical: systems and elements
Optical amplifier
Raman or brillouin process
Reexamination Certificate
active
10935286
ABSTRACT:
A method, pump and Raman amplifier control an amount of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) produced by the Raman amplifier pump so as to regulate a power penalty experienced by a receiver due to the SBS. A multi-mode semiconductor laser produces a multi-mode pump light having a dominate mode at a predetermined wavelength. At least a portion of the multi-mode pump light is coupled to a Raman gain medium in a forward pumping direction. A reflection sensor monitors reflected light that is at least partially reflected from said Raman gain medium. The reflection sensor has a passband characteristic that passes optical power of a dominate SBS peak of said reflected light, but suppresses other SBS peaks that are offset in wavelength from said dominate SBS peak. The optical power of the dominate SBS peak is compared to an optical power of the multi-mode pump light, and it is determined whether a result of the comparing step is above a predetermined threshold.
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Bromage Jake
Emori Yoshihiro
Namiki Shu
Nelson Lynn E.
Bolda Eric
Keith Jack
Oblon & Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt P.C.
The Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.
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