MPB Communication’s Raman Pumps are an easy to deploy, system-ready solution for high-power Raman optical link enhancement. Housed in a low-profile 2RU platform, the unit is self-contained with its own optical, electrical and alarm handling functionality.
Available models can be used alone for distributed Raman amplification to increase system margins in new or existing transmission systems, or they can be combined with other members of MPBs product family (Wavelength Converters, Boosters, Co-Pumps and PreAmplifiers) to provide a complete transmission system.
The RFL Raman pumps are governed by a Fiber Integrity Monitor (FIM) subsystem based on an OSC signal at 1574 nm. In the event of a fiber break or open connector, the FIM subsystem initiates an automatic safety shutdown and then provides automatic restart when connectivity has been restored. If the system does not include a 2RU booster or co-pump (which always include a 1574-nm OSC transmitter), the RFL Raman units for the system must include the optional OSC transmitter.