Method and apparatus for controlling raman amplification with a plurality of excitation light pulses which have a plurality of different wavelengths and are spaced with predetermined intervals

摘要

In an Raman amplification control apparatus, a plurality of excitation light pulses respectively having a plurality of different wavelengths are generated; and the plurality of excitation light pulses are injected into a predetermined optical transmission line in turn at such timings that the plurality of excitation light pulses do not overlap even after propagation of a predetermined effective length of the predetermined optical transmission line. In addition, the plurality of excitation light pulses may be injected into the predetermined optical transmission line in such an order that the difference between propagation velocities (or wavelengths) of each pair of ones of the plurality of excitation light pulses successively injected into the predetermined optical transmission line is minimized.