Effects of polarization mode dispersion (PMD) on Raman gain and PMD measurement using an optical fibre Raman amplifier

Author

Boiyo, D. Kiboi ; Kuja, S. ; Waswa, D. ; Amolo, G. ; Gamatham, R.R.G. ; Kipnoo, E. K. Rotich ; Gibbon, T.B. ; Leitch, A.W.R.

Author_Institution

Phys. Dept., Univ. of Eldoret, Eldoret, Kenya

fYear

2013

fDate

9-12 Sept. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

We experimentally investigate the effects of increase of the differential group delay (DGD) on Raman gain and gain value. It was found that the increase of DGD values lead to the formation and the increase in the number of ripples at the expense of gain. A Raman amplifier with gain of 6.65 dB has been experimentally designed using a 24 km-SMF fibre spool with a gain fluctuation of ±0.2dB. Measurement of PMD using an optical fibre Raman amplifier has also been investigated and validated. This work recommends low values of DGD to reduce signal and gain distortion.

Keywords

optical dispersion; optical fibre amplifiers; DGD; PMD; Raman gain; differential group delay; gain distortion; gain fluctuation; optical fibre Raman amplifier; polarization mode dispersion; ripples; Fiber lasers; Gain; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Stimulated emission; DGD; Optical Fibre Raman Amplifier; PMD; Stimulated Raman Scattering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AFRICON, 2013

Conference_Location

Pointe-Aux-Piments

ISSN

2153-0025

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-5940-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AFRCON.2013.6757592

Filename

6757592