Title :
Mitigating PMD in Fiber Optical Parametric Amplifiers With Alternating Fiber Twists
Author :
Braimiotis, Christos ; Marhic, Michel E. ; Rieznik, Andres A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Adv. Telecommun., Swansea Univ., Swansea, UK
Abstract :
We show by means of analytical calculations and numerical simulations that the impact of polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) on the gain spectrum of fiber optical parametric amplifiers (OPAs) can be reduced by imposing twists along the fiber axis. Alternating twists are used in order to cancel the induced circular birefringence.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical parametric amplifiers; alternating twists; analytical calculations; circular birefringence; fiber optical parametric amplifiers; gain spectrum; numerical simulations; polarization-mode dispersion; Birefringence; Glass; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Spinning; Stimulated emission; Nonlinear differential equations; optical fiber polarization; optical fibers; optical parametric amplifiers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.2009.2031124
