• DocumentCode
    2317606
  • Title

    Gain variation of Raman amplifier in birefringent fiber

  • Author

    Son, E. ; Lee, J. ; Chung, Y.

  • Author_Institution
    KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    23-28 March 2003
  • Firstpage
    160
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-746-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2003.1247567
  • Filename
    1247567