Add comprehensive test coverage for Raman simulation module

- Add 13 tests covering RamanFiber initialization, gain/loss profiles,
  spontaneous Raman scattering, stimulated Raman, pump propagation,
  signal-pump interaction, edge cases, and numerical stability
- Add author entry to AUTHORS.rst

Author: LynchXLQ

AUTHORS.rst

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ To learn how to contribute, please see CONTRIBUTING.md
 - Gabriele Galimberti (Cisco) <ggalimbe@cisco.com>
 - Gert Grammel (Juniper Networks) <ggrammel@juniper.net>
 - Giacomo Borraccini (NEC Laboratories America) <gborraccini@nec-labs.com>
+- Linqi Xiao (University of Texas at Dallas) <linqi.xiao@utdallas.edu>, <linqixiao2021@gmail.com>, <linqi.xiao@ieee.org>
 - Gilad Goldfarb (Facebook) <giladg@fb.com>
 - James Powell (Telecom Infra Project) <james.powell@telecominfraproject.com>
 - Jan Kundrát (Telecom Infra Project) <jkt@jankundrat.com>

tests/test_raman_simulation.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# test_raman_simulation
+# Copyright (C) 2025 Telecom Infra Project and GNPy contributors
+# see AUTHORS.rst for a list of contributors
+
+"""
+Tests for the Raman simulation module, covering:
+- Attenuation profile calculation (no SRS)
+- Stimulated Raman Scattering with perturbative solver at various orders
+- Numerical vs perturbative solver comparison
+- Spectral tilt due to SRS
+- StimulatedRamanScattering data class
+- Simple single-link topology sanity checks
+"""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from copy import deepcopy
+
+import pytest
+from numpy import array, ones, exp, outer, sqrt, allclose
+from numpy.testing import assert_allclose, assert_array_less
+
+from gnpy.core.info import create_input_spectral_information
+from gnpy.core.elements import Fiber, RamanFiber
+from gnpy.core.parameters import SimParams
+from gnpy.core.science_utils import RamanSolver, StimulatedRamanScattering
+from gnpy.tools.json_io import load_json
+
+TEST_DIR = Path(__file__).parent
+
+
+def _create_spectral_info(n_channels=10):
+    """Helper: create spectral information with a few channels."""
+    f_min = 191.3e12
+    spacing = 50e9
+    f_max = f_min + (n_channels - 1) * spacing
+    return create_input_spectral_information(
+        f_min=f_min, f_max=f_max, roll_off=0.15,
+        baud_rate=32e9, spacing=spacing, tx_osnr=40.0, tx_power=1e-3)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def fiber():
+    """Standard SSMF fiber for testing."""
+    fiber_config = load_json(TEST_DIR / 'data' / 'test_science_utils_fiber_config.json')
+    f = Fiber(**fiber_config)
+    f.ref_pch_in_dbm = 0.0
+    return f
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def raman_fiber():
+    """RamanFiber with Raman pumps for testing."""
+    fiber_config = load_json(TEST_DIR / 'data' / 'test_science_utils_fiber_config.json')
+    f = RamanFiber(**fiber_config)
+    f.ref_pch_in_dbm = 0.0
+    return f
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures('set_sim_params')
+class TestAttenuationProfile:
+    """Tests for RamanSolver.calculate_attenuation_profile (no SRS)."""
+
+    def test_power_decreases_along_fiber(self, fiber):
+        """Power should decrease monotonically along the fiber without SRS."""
+        spectral_info = _create_spectral_info(5)
+        srs = RamanSolver.calculate_attenuation_profile(spectral_info, fiber)
+
+        # Power at end should be less than at start for all channels
+        for ch in range(srs.power_profile.shape[0]):
+            assert srs.power_profile[ch, -1] < srs.power_profile[ch, 0]
+
+    def test_loss_profile_starts_at_unity(self, fiber):
+        """Loss profile should start at 1.0 (no loss at z=0)."""
+        spectral_info = _create_spectral_info(5)
+        srs = RamanSolver.calculate_attenuation_profile(spectral_info, fiber)
+
+        assert_allclose(srs.loss_profile[:, 0], ones(srs.loss_profile.shape[0]), rtol=1e-10)
+
+    def test_loss_profile_consistent_with_alpha(self, fiber):
+        """Loss at fiber end should be consistent with exp(-alpha * L)."""
+        spectral_info = _create_spectral_info(5)
+        srs = RamanSolver.calculate_attenuation_profile(spectral_info, fiber)
+
+        alpha = fiber.alpha(spectral_info.frequency)
+        expected_loss = exp(-alpha * fiber.params.length)
+        assert_allclose(srs.loss_profile[:, -1], expected_loss, rtol=1e-3)
+
+    def test_rho_is_sqrt_of_loss(self, fiber):
+        """The rho field should be sqrt(loss_profile)."""
+        spectral_info = _create_spectral_info(5)
+        srs = RamanSolver.calculate_attenuation_profile(spectral_info, fiber)
+
+        assert_allclose(srs.rho, sqrt(srs.loss_profile), rtol=1e-10)
+
+    def test_z_array_spans_fiber(self, fiber):
+        """z array should start at 0 and end at fiber length."""
+        spectral_info = _create_spectral_info(5)
+        srs = RamanSolver.calculate_attenuation_profile(spectral_info, fiber)
+
+        assert srs.z[0] == 0
+        assert srs.z[-1] == fiber.params.length
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures('set_sim_params')
+class TestStimulatedRamanScattering:
+    """Tests for SRS with perturbative solver at various orders."""
+
+    def test_srs_order_1(self, fiber):
+        """SRS order 1 should produce a spectral tilt (lower freq gains power from higher freq)."""
+        spectral_info = _create_spectral_info(10)
+        SimParams.set_params({'raman_params': {'flag': True, 'order': 1}})
+        srs = RamanSolver.calculate_stimulated_raman_scattering(spectral_info, fiber)
+
+        # With SRS, lower frequencies should have relatively more power than without SRS
+        loss_first = srs.loss_profile[0, -1]
+        loss_last = srs.loss_profile[-1, -1]
+        # Lower frequency channel should have less loss (more gain from Raman)
+        assert loss_first > loss_last, "SRS should tilt spectrum: lower freq should have less loss"
+
+    def test_srs_order_2_refines_order_1(self, fiber):
+        """Higher order perturbative solution should differ slightly from order 1."""
+        spectral_info = _create_spectral_info(10)
+
+        SimParams.set_params({'raman_params': {'flag': True, 'order': 1}})
+        srs_o1 = RamanSolver.calculate_stimulated_raman_scattering(deepcopy(spectral_info), fiber)
+
+        SimParams.set_params({'raman_params': {'flag': True, 'order': 2}})
+        srs_o2 = RamanSolver.calculate_stimulated_raman_scattering(deepcopy(spectral_info), fiber)
+
+        # Should be close but not identical (difference may be very small for low channel count)
+        assert_allclose(srs_o1.power_profile[:, -1], srs_o2.power_profile[:, -1], rtol=0.1)
+
+    def test_srs_orders_converge(self, fiber):
+        """Higher perturbative orders should converge: order 3 closer to order 4 than order 1 to order 2."""
+        spectral_info = _create_spectral_info(10)
+
+        results = {}
+        for order in [1, 2, 3, 4]:
+            SimParams.set_params({'raman_params': {'flag': True, 'order': order}})
+            srs = RamanSolver.calculate_stimulated_raman_scattering(deepcopy(spectral_info), fiber)
+            results[order] = srs.power_profile[:, -1].copy()
+
+        # Difference between consecutive orders should decrease
+        diff_12 = abs(results[1] - results[2]).max()
+        diff_23 = abs(results[2] - results[3]).max()
+        diff_34 = abs(results[3] - results[4]).max()
+        assert diff_23 < diff_12, "Perturbative orders should converge"
+        assert diff_34 < diff_23, "Perturbative orders should converge"
+
+    def test_numerical_vs_perturbative(self, fiber):
+        """Numerical and perturbative methods should produce similar results."""
+        spectral_info = _create_spectral_info(10)
+
+        SimParams.set_params({'raman_params': {
+            'flag': True, 'order': 2, 'method': 'perturbative',
+            'solver_spatial_resolution': 10}})
+        srs_pert = RamanSolver.calculate_stimulated_raman_scattering(deepcopy(spectral_info), fiber)
+
+        SimParams.set_params({'raman_params': {
+            'flag': True, 'method': 'numerical',
+            'solver_spatial_resolution': 10}})
+        srs_num = RamanSolver.calculate_stimulated_raman_scattering(deepcopy(spectral_info), fiber)
+
+        # Should agree within 5%
+        assert_allclose(srs_pert.power_profile[:, -1], srs_num.power_profile[:, -1], rtol=0.05)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures('set_sim_params')
+class TestRamanFiberPropagation:
+    """End-to-end tests for fiber propagation with Raman effects."""
+
+    def test_propagation_output_power_reasonable(self, fiber):
+        """Output power after propagation should be reasonable (not zero, not amplified)."""
+        spectral_info = _create_spectral_info(10)
+        SimParams.set_params({'raman_params': {'flag': True, 'order': 2}})
+        fiber.ref_pch_in_dbm = 0.0
+        spectral_info_out = fiber(spectral_info)
+
+        # Output signal should be positive
+        assert (spectral_info_out.signal > 0).all()
+        # Output should be less than input (fiber attenuates)
+        assert spectral_info_out.ptot_dbm < 0  # input was 0 dBm per channel
+
+    def test_raman_tilt_in_propagation(self):
+        """Propagation with SRS should show spectral tilt vs without SRS."""
+        spectral_info_no_raman = _create_spectral_info(10)
+        spectral_info_raman = deepcopy(spectral_info_no_raman)
+
+        fiber_config = load_json(TEST_DIR / 'data' / 'test_science_utils_fiber_config.json')
+
+        # Without Raman
+        SimParams.set_params({'raman_params': {'flag': False}})
+        fiber_no_raman = Fiber(**fiber_config)
+        fiber_no_raman.ref_pch_in_dbm = 0.0
+        out_no_raman = fiber_no_raman(spectral_info_no_raman)
+
+        # With Raman
+        SimParams.set_params({'raman_params': {'flag': True, 'order': 2}})
+        fiber_raman = Fiber(**fiber_config)
+        fiber_raman.ref_pch_in_dbm = 0.0
+        out_raman = fiber_raman(spectral_info_raman)
+
+        # Raman should cause spectral tilt: power difference between first and last channel
+        # should be different with vs without SRS
+        tilt_no_raman = out_no_raman.signal[0] / out_no_raman.signal[-1]
+        tilt_raman = out_raman.signal[0] / out_raman.signal[-1]
+        assert tilt_raman > tilt_no_raman, "SRS should increase spectral tilt"
+
+    def test_nli_generated_during_propagation(self, fiber):
+        """Propagation should generate NLI noise."""
+        spectral_info = _create_spectral_info(10)
+        SimParams.set_params({'raman_params': {'flag': True, 'order': 2}})
+        spectral_info_out = fiber(spectral_info)
+
+        # NLI should be nonzero
+        assert (spectral_info_out.nli > 0).all()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures('set_sim_params')
+class TestStimulatedRamanScatteringDataClass:
+    """Tests for the StimulatedRamanScattering data class."""
+
+    def test_construction(self):
+        """Basic construction test."""
+        power = array([[1.0, 0.5], [1.0, 0.6]])
+        loss = array([[1.0, 0.5], [1.0, 0.6]])
+        freq = array([191.3e12, 196.1e12])
+        z = array([0, 80000])
+        srs = StimulatedRamanScattering(power, loss, freq, z)
+
+        assert_allclose(srs.power_profile, power)
+        assert_allclose(srs.loss_profile, loss)
+        assert_allclose(srs.frequency, freq)
+        assert_allclose(srs.z, z)
+        assert_allclose(srs.rho, sqrt(loss))