Title :
Backward Raman amplification in randomly-birefringent and spun fibers
Author :
Galtarossa, A. ; Palmieri, L. ; Santagiustina, M. ; Ursini, L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Information Eng., Padova Univ., Italy
Abstract :
The vector interaction of a counter-propagating Raman pump and a signal is numerically solved for randomly birefringent spun fibers. High gain enhancement and reduced variance are attained even for large polarization mode dispersion.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; birefringence; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical pumping; Raman pump; backward Raman amplification; gain enhancement; polarization mode dispersion; randomly birefringence; spun fibers; Birefringence; Equations; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Polarization mode dispersion; Raman scattering; Stimulated emission; Stochastic processes;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215465
