Title :
Depolarization issues with FBG-stabilized pump diodes regarding their use in copumped Raman amplifiers
Author :
Martinelli, C. ; Lorcy, L. ; Mongardien, D. ; Borne, S. ; Bigo, S.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel, Research and Innovation Department, Route de Nozay, 91460 Marcoussis, catherine.martinelli@alcatel.fr
Abstract :
RIN transfer is characterized in a Raman amplifier copumped with a single depolarized FBG-stabilized diode. We reveal and analyze that, due to polarization selectivity, RIN transfer is 9dB higher than with two polarization-multiplexed FBG diodes.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Raman scattering; Semiconductor diodes; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4800966
