Abstract
We present DWDM saturation measurements on a gain flattened distributed Raman amplifier for the C-band (1530-1565 nm), pumped with two wavelengths. For this configuration of pump wavelengths, saturation using a 41 channel DWDM source showed essentially no dynamic gain tilt (DGT).
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