Title :
Degeneration of the polarization dependence of Raman gain with circularly polarized pump
Author :
Popov, Sergei ; Sergeyev, Sergey ; Friberg, Ari T.
Author_Institution :
Acreo AB, Kista, Sweden
Abstract :
We introduce a theoretical model to describe maximum and minimum polarization dependence of Raman gain versus the symmetry of pump polarization, linear or circular respectively. The obtained results agree our experimental data.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; Raman spectra; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre polarisation; optical pumping; Raman effect; Raman gain; circularly polarized pump; fiber optic amplifier; polarization dependence; Broadband amplifiers; Low-noise amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Raman scattering; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Solids; Stimulated emission; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
