• DocumentCode
    2987235
  • Title

    Depolarization issues with FBG-stabilized pump diodes regarding their use in copumped Raman amplifiers

  • Author

    Martinelli, C. ; Lorcy, L. ; Mongardien, D. ; Borne, S. ; Bigo, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Alcatel, Research and Innovation Department, Route de Nozay, 91460 Marcoussis, catherine.martinelli@alcatel.fr
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    24-28 Sept. 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    RIN transfer is characterized in a Raman amplifier copumped with a single depolarized FBG-stabilized diode. We reveal and analyze that, due to polarization selectivity, RIN transfer is 9dB higher than with two polarization-multiplexed FBG diodes.
  • Keywords
    Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Raman scattering; Semiconductor diodes; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Cannes, France
  • Print_ISBN
    978-2-912328-39-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-2-912328-39-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2006.4800966
  • Filename
    4800966