Title :
Photon statistics of a single mode of spontaneous Raman scattering in a distributed Raman amplifier
Author :
Voss, P. ; Yikai Su ; Kumar, Pranaw
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
Experimental measurement of spontaneous noise statistics from a distributed Raman amplifier has been achieved with single-mode and single-photon resolution. The results agree with quantum theoretical predictions of a Bose-Einstein probability distribution. Distributed Raman amplification is becoming increasingly important in today´s optical communication systems. It improves the optical signal-to-noise ratio by providing optical gain inside the transmission fiber.
Keywords :
laser noise; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; probability; quantum statistical mechanics; statistical analysis; Bose-Einstein probability distribution; distributed Raman amplifier; optical communication systems; optical signal-to-noise ratio; single mode; single-mode resolution; single-photon resolution; spontaneous Raman scattering; spontaneous noise statistics; transmission fiber; Distributed amplifiers; Noise measurement; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical noise; Optical scattering; Raman scattering; Signal resolution; Statistical distributions; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
