The invention relates to an online matt Raman
amplifier with automatic shutdown and starting and a control method thereof. An output end of a pump
laser unit group is connected with a pump end of a combiner, a public end of the combiner is connected with a transmission
optical fiber, a
signal end of the combiner is connected with an input end of a spectro-coupler, the big end of the spectro-coupler is a
signal output end, the small end of the spectro-coupler is connected with the public end of a
signal band-pass filter, a reflection end of the
signal band-pass filter is connected with a
detector of
noise outside bandwidth, a transmission end is connected with a
detector of signal plus the
noise within the bandwidth, the signal output ends of the
detector of the
noise outside the bandwidth and the detector of the signal plus the noise within the bandwidth are respectively connected with a signal input end of a
control unit, and the signal output end of the
control unit is connected with the pump
laser unit group. The method is to realize the signal power detection and the ASE compensation according to the method of detecting the ASE power of the Raman
amplifier outside the working bandwidth and the total power of the ASE within the working bandwidth and the signal. The method can accurately detect the actual power of the signal and automatically
shut down and start the
amplifier according to the level of the signal power.