DocumentCode
1503682
Title
Mitigating PMD in Fiber Optical Parametric Amplifiers With Alternating Fiber Twists
Author
Braimiotis, Christos ; Marhic, Michel E. ; Rieznik, Andres A.
Author_Institution
Inst. of Adv. Telecommun., Swansea Univ., Swansea, UK
Volume
45
Issue
11
fYear
2009
Firstpage
1344
Lastpage
1349
Abstract
We show by means of analytical calculations and numerical simulations that the impact of polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) on the gain spectrum of fiber optical parametric amplifiers (OPAs) can be reduced by imposing twists along the fiber axis. Alternating twists are used in order to cancel the induced circular birefringence.
Keywords
birefringence; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical parametric amplifiers; alternating twists; analytical calculations; circular birefringence; fiber optical parametric amplifiers; gain spectrum; numerical simulations; polarization-mode dispersion; Birefringence; Glass; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Spinning; Stimulated emission; Nonlinear differential equations; optical fiber polarization; optical fibers; optical parametric amplifiers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.2009.2031124
Filename
5290265
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