Raman Amplifiers for Telecommunications 1: Physical PrinciplesAuthor: Mohammed N. Islam Published by Springer New York ISBN: 978-0-387-00751-9 DOI: 10.1007/b97299Table of Contents:Overview of Raman Amplification in Telecommunications Fundamentals of Raman Amplification in Fibers Time-Division-Multiplexing of Pump Wavelengths Linear Noise Characteristics Pump Laser Diodes and WDM Pumping Dispersion-Compensating Fibers for Raman Applications New Raman Fibers Noise due to Fast-Gain Dynamics Forward, Bidirectional, and Higher-Order Raman Amplification, Includes bibliographical references and indexes