What is a Raman Fiber Amplifier
The Raman Fiber Amplifier (RFA) is operated by the third-order nonlinear effect of the strong laser in the fiber-stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS). If a weak signal light is transmitted in a fiber at the same time as a strong pump light, and the wavelength of the weak signal light is within the Raman gain bandwidth of the pump light, the energy of the strong pump light is coupled to the fiber silicon material through the SRS. The oscillating mode is then emitted at a longer wavelength, which is the wavelength of the signal light, thereby amplifying the weak signal light to obtain a Raman gain . Classification of Raman fiber amplifiers RFA is divided into two main categories: discrete (or centralized) RFA and distributed RFA. They have their own characteristics and are suitable for different application areas. The amplification medium used by discrete RFAs is typically a dispersion compensating fiber (DCF) or a highly nonlinear fiber. The gain fiber used is relatively short, ty