DocumentCode
1135638
Title
Output moments and photon statistics in fiber raman amplification
Author
Davies, Richard W. ; Melman, Paul ; Nelson, William H. ; Dakss, Mark L. ; Foley, Barbara M.
Author_Institution
GTE Laboratories Inc., Waltham, MA, USA
Volume
5
Issue
8
fYear
1987
fDate
8/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1068
Lastpage
1073
Abstract
The problem of output moments, photon statistics, and signal-to-noise ratio in fiber Raman amplification is considered using a master equation approach, including absorption in the signal and pump modes. In the parametric approximation for the pump, results are obtained for the output moments which can be cast in a general form derived by Loudon and Shepherd [23] for phase-insensitive quantum amplifiers and attenuators. Beyond the parametric approximation, it is shown that the output moments of the signal may be obtained through iteration from lower order moments in an approximation where signal-pump correlation is ignored. Comparison with other work is discussed.
Keywords
Optical amplifiers; Optical fibers; Raman scattering; Absorption; Equations; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical resonators; Raman scattering; Signal to noise ratio; Statistics; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.1987.1075617
Filename
1075617
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