Title :
Characterization of polarization-dependent gain in Raman fiber amplifier
Author_Institution :
ITF Opt. Technol., Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
We present an analytic model to describe the polarization dependent gain (PDG) in fiber Raman amplifiers. We find simple analytical expressions that express the mean and the variance of PDG as a function of pump degree of polarization and polarization mode dispersion of the optical fiber for forward and backward pumping. Our results are in agreement with experiments previously reported.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical pumping; stimulated Raman scattering; Raman fiber amplifier; backward pumping; forward pumping; polarization mode dispersion; polarization-dependent gain; pump polarization degree;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
