Title :
Gain variation of Raman amplifier in birefringent fiber
Author :
Son, E. ; Lee, J. ; Chung, Y.
Author_Institution :
KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
We developed a simple analytical expression for the statistics of the polarization-dependent gain in a co-pumped Raman amplifier. Using this analysis, we evaluated the effects of PMD, wavelength difference between pump and signal, and pump loss on the polarization-dependent gain.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; birefringence; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical pumping; statistical analysis; Raman amplifier; birefringent fiber; polarisation mode dispersion; polarization-dependent gain; pump loss; Birefringence; Electrons; Fiber nonlinear optics; Fluctuations; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247567
