Title :
Polarization dependent gain fluctuations due to PMD in Raman amplified optical transmissions
Author :
De Mesquita, T.M.G. ; Santos, A. Bessa dos ; von der Weid, J.P.
Author_Institution :
Center for Telecommun. Studies, Pontificia Univ. Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Abstract :
Polarization dependent gain (PDG) fluctuations due to PMD in Raman amplified optical transmissions is experimentally demonstrated in a 200-mW 1480-nm copropagating pumped system using Dispersion Shifted (DS) fibers.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; stimulated Raman scattering; wavelength division multiplexing; 1480 nm; Raman amplified optical transmissions; WDM; copropagating pumped system; dispersion shifted fiber; polarization dependent gain fluctuations; polarization mode dispersion; stimulated Raman scattering; Fiber nonlinear optics; Fluctuations; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Polarization mode dispersion; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 2003. IMOC 2003. Proceedings of the 2003 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7824-5
DOI :
10.1109/IMOC.2003.1242638
