An optical pump device including a pump source optically connected to an optical
divider including one input channel and n output channels. The input channel is
configured to receive a pump wave derived from the source and the n output channels
are configured to output n pump waves, where n is an integer greater than 1. The
pump device can be used in an optical amplification device. The device has applications
in all domains in which several optical pumps are necessary, and more particularly
in the domain of optical telecommunications, and for example for optical amplifiers.