1RU Raman Pumps
Based on MPBC’s LDP Series of multiplexed laser diode Raman pump sources, the 1RU-Raman line provides distributed Raman amplification in optical transmission fibers.
The unit can be used alone to increase system margins in existing transmission systems (to compensate for increases in span loss due to aging or to allow increases in capacity) or can be combined with other members of MPBC’s 1RU product family (Wavelength Converters, Amplifiers and Preamplifiers) to provide a complete transmission system.
The 1RU Raman pump units include a fiber integrity monitor subsystem which initiates an automatic safety shutdown in the event of a fiber break. Operational control and status and alarm monitoring are via a CRAFT terminal interface.
Single Wavelength Multiplexed Laser Diode Raman Pump Sources
1RU- Single Wavelength
LDP-500-1450Single Wavelength
LDP-500-1480Signal Wavelength Range
1530-1565
1550-1565
nm
Output Power
500
500
mW
Pump Wavelength as Raman Source
1450
nm
Pump Wavelength as ROPA Pump
1480
nm
Average Gain
~ 14
~ 24
dB
PMD
< 0.2
< 0.5
ps
Dual Wavelength Multiplexed Laser Diode Raman Pump Sources
1RU- Dual Wavelength
LDP-700-1426/1454Signal Wavelength Range
1530-1565
nm
Output Power
700
mW
Pump Wavelength as Raman Source
1426/1454
nm
Average Gain
~ 15
dB
PMD
< 0.2
ps