Fiber & Integrated Optics

Polarization-Dependent Gain in Raman Fiber Amplifiers with Depleted Pumps

Nawfel Azami

Published Aug 22, 2007• 0 citations

Abstract

Polarization-dependent gain in a Raman fiber amplifier in the depleted pump regime is investigated. Numerical investigations are realized and show that gain fluctuations are highly reduced when signal and pump interactions allow pump depletion.

DOI: 10.1080/01468030701477242

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