Title :
Polarization dependent gain simulation in dual-order Raman fiber amplifiers
Author :
Mandelbaum, Idan ; Bolshtyansky, Maxim ; Heinz, Tony F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
We model the effect of the degree of polarization of the pumps on the signal polarization dependent gain (PDG) in dual-order Raman amplifiers. The primary source of PDG is found to be the first-order pump.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre polarisation; optical pumping; dual-order Raman amplifiers; fiber amplifiers; first-order pump; polarization dependent gain;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
