DocumentCode
1955937
Title
Parametric amplification in optical fibers with random birefringence
Author
Marhic, M.E. ; Wong, K. IC-Y ; Kazovsky, L.G.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Volume
1
fYear
2004
fDate
23-27 Feb. 2004
Firstpage
349
Abstract
By averaging the OPA equations for fibers with random birefringence, we show that the gain coefficient with orthogonal pumps is significantly larger than would be expected in nonbirefringent fibers. This is verified by experiments.
Keywords
birefringence; optical fibre theory; optical parametric amplifiers; OPA equations; gain coefficient; optical fibers; orthogonal pumps; parametric amplification; random birefringence;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-772-5
Type
conf
Filename
1359281
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