Abstract
We proposed a theoretical model to investigate the polarization pulling effect in bi-directionally pumped degenerate Raman assisted fiber optical parameter amplifiers (RA-FOPAs) using randomly birefringent fibers. The contributions of chromatic dispersion, polarization mode dispersion (PMD), Raman gain, and nonlinear effects to the phase matching in RA-FOPAs are investigated. We characterize four different states of polarization pulling in RA-FOPAs. We found that broadband polarization attraction can be obtained in the optimum phase-matching state of the bidirectionally pumped RA-FOPAs when the parametric pump power is chosen to avoid deep saturation of the Raman gain.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6884-6898 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Optics Express |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 4 Apr 2016 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics