Optical fiber telecommunications depend upon light traveling great
distances through optical fibers. As light travels it tends to
disperse and this results in some degree of signal loss. Raman
amplification is a technique that is effective in any fiber to
amplify the signal light as it travels through transmission fibers,
compensating for inevitable signal loss.* First comprehensive guide
to Raman amplification, a technique whose use has exploded since 1997
in order to upgrade fiber capacity;* Accessible to professionals just
entering the field of optical fiber telecommunications;* Detailed
enough for experts to use as a reference