• DocumentCode
    412149
  • Title

    Low-PDG Raman amplification via 10 GHz polarization sweeping with LiNbO/sub 3/ phase modulator

  • Author

    Hu, Eric Shih-Tse ; Hsueh, Yu-Li ; Shimizu, Katsuhiro ; Marhic, Michel E. ; Kazovsky, Leonid G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    We propose and demonstrate a novel scheme to achieve low polarization dependent gain (PDG) forward-pumped Raman amplification via polarization sweeping at 10 GHz. This scheme employs the asymmetry of electro-optic coefficients of LiNbO/sub 3/ crystals to sweep the pump SOP at 10 GHz across the Poincare sphere.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical effects; lithium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; optical pumping; phase modulation; photorefractive materials; 10 GHz; LiNbO/sub 3/; LiNbO/sub 3/ phase modulator; Poincare sphere; SOP; electro-optic coefficients; fiber optic amplifier; forward pumped Raman amplification; polarization dependant gain; polarization sweeping; Crystals; Electrooptic modulators; Laboratories; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Phase modulation; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-748-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1298298