Copropagating Raman pump unit to suppress four-wave mixing crosstalk between pump modes and WDM signals
Patent 6646786 Issued on November 11, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date: May 6, 2022. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Four-wave mixing crosstalk between co-propagating Raman amplification pump sources and WDM channels is suppressed. Therefore, co-propagating pumping may be applied to Raman amplification without incurring penalties due to four-wave mixing crosstalk. Pump power need not be substantially increased to accommodate use of the present invention. Also, the use of lower cost Fabry-Perot pump sources is facilitated. In one implementation, the advantageous suppression of four-wave mixing crosstalk between pump signals and WDM channels is accomplished by imposing chromatic dispersion on the co-propagating pump sources.
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